Volume XLIII, Issue 1 | August 29, 2011 | pepperdine-graphic.com
INDEX
NSO leaders had to move WHAT in this week?! »See A7
DPS Reports..A2 Calendar........ A2 Editorial........ .A8 Horoscopes....B2 Sports........... B10
Pepperdine welcomes the class of 2015
ZACH ALFRED / MANAGING EDITOR
Presidential Party: Pepperdine President Andrew Benton and his band “Mid-life Crisis” played for the freshmen students at Brock House on Fri., Aug. 26. The students were at Brock House as part of the annual “My Tie” dance.
»See more photos and stories inside, A6
9/11 tradition grows Students mourn loss of friend for decennial year By EDGAR HERNANDEZ NEWS EDITOR
widow, Deena Burnett Bailey, will speak at the program along with President Andrew K. Benton, both recognizing the distinct importance of this decade anniversary. “We tend to think of 10-year interBy MADISON LEONARD vals following important events as just a ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR little more meaningful, and worthy of For the Pepperdine community, the reflection,” Benton wrote in an email. 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 will be a “On the 11th of September, we will time to honor all victims of the terrorist each recall where we were 10 years ago attacks, display patriotism and remem- on that fateful day.” Pepperdine has a tradition of reber one distinctly valiant alumnus. On that day 10 years ago, Pepperdine’s own membering 9/11 through its public disThomas Burnett Jr. lost his life along- play of American flags on Alumni Park. side the others on Flight 93 who hero- For four years, Pepperdine has presented 2,976 flags on its lawn ically resisted terrorist to represent each victim attempts to attack the of the attacks. Typically, American public. “On the 11th of campus clubs, athletic Next Sunday, the September, we will teams, and Greek groups 11th, a myriad of each recall where band together to mount events on campus we were 10 years the flags. will commemorate Another growing trathe significant events ago on that fateful dition is Ride to the Flags, from that day. At 8:30 day.” in which a group of moa.m. and 11 a.m., the —Andrew Benton torcyclists that make a 25University Church of University President mile trip from the Point Christ will lead “LegMugu Naval Base in Venacies of Hope and tura to the campus flag Peace: A gathering to remember Christ’s work of hope and presentation. As many as 1,000 motorpeace in those whose lives were changed cycles could make the voyage to visit the forever on 9/11” in Elkins Auditorium. flags this year, according to 2009 alumFrom 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., nearly 35 in- nus Ryan Sawtelle, who founded the dividuals from varying religious, service, ride after helping set up flags in 2008. “Many of our riders are vets, police professional and campus affiliations will read the complete list of names of the officers and fire fighters ... We even have victims and fallen emergency respond- a couple of wounded vets who have wheelchair-accessible bikes,” Sawtelle ers from that day. During this time, there will also be a wrote in an email. “It’s really touchfilm screening of “United 93” in Elkins ing to see these guys come down from Auditorium, followed by a conversation San Francisco every year, or San Diego with actor Christian Clemenson, who just to take part in this ride. We have a rider whose father was a member of the portrayed Burnett in the film. Following the film, a memorial ser- NYPD who flies out from Florida to do vice will take place in Alumni Park to the ride every year.” honor the heroes of 9/11. Burnett’s »See 9/11, A4
EDITOR’S NOTE This is part one of a three-part series covering the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11.
Waves around the world! See photos of students who participated in IP’s various summer programs.
»L&A, B1
During a candlelight devotional on Sunday night at the amphitheater university chaplain David Lemley took a moment to hold a prayer for Sarah Brady, the student who died in a car accident over the weekend, and her family. The prayer was followed by stu-
dents joining together in a song that the chaplain believed reflected the hardships that the loss of their fellow classmate represented. Pepperdine student Sarah Brady was killed in a car accident Friday in Utah as she drove from her home in Colorado to Malibu to begin the fall semester. The accident occurred as Brady was driving through Utah on Inter-
state-70. The Utah Highway Patrol reported that the accident involved two vehicles and occurred around 6 p.m. According to the release, authorities believe that Brady was passing the other vehicle involved in the accident when she drove into an emergency lane on the left hand. Brady then overcorrected her own vehicle and struck the other car on its left side.
»See TRAGEDY, A5
HAWC renovations brighten dated hangout
GENEVIEVE SMITH / PHOTO EDITOR
YIXIN ZHANG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Campus hangout makeover: HAWC renovations began over the summer and will finish in September.
By MADISON LEONARD ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
Following years of research, planning and construction, Pepperdine renovated the Howard A. White Center, better known as the HAWC, this summer. Major remodeling of
the coffee shop and convenience store, a new lounge and expansion of the Student Activity Office on both floors are complete, with several more finishing touches coming in the next two weeks. According to Director of Student Activities Doug Hurley, brainstorm-
Breaking down the NSO madness What do students most remember about NSO? What is the Graphic’s advice to freshmen who felt they didn’t fit in with the NSO crowd?
ing for the renovation began almost two years ago when several student affairs offices were shifting around campus to different buildings. Hurley formed a renovation board composed of students and Pepperdine staff to give feedback on the project.
»See HAWC, A5
The Waves of Malibu Mon. 2 ft @14s
Tue. 2 ft @13s
Wed. 2.5 ft @22s
Thu. 3.5 ft @19s
»PERSPECTIVES, A8 magicseaweed.com
NEWS
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Blast from the past
We reflect but look forward Scott Lawrence & Zach aLfred
COURTEsY OF PePPeRDine UniveRSitY SPeCiAl ColleCtionS
Old Media: From left to right Billy Craig, Helen Mattox, Mac Rachelle and Bobby King work on the Graphic in 1937, the year of Pepperdine’s and the Graphic’s foundings. The Graphic got its name from the acronym for George Pepperdine College, originally appearing on the front page as “GraPhiC.”
DPS REPORTS Best DPS reports from summer 2011 7/13/11 9:24 a.m. Larceny – Theft – Auto Burglary Location: Irvine Center Summary: A student’s vehicle was burglarized in the Irvine parking structure, and $1,105 of personal items were stolen. 7/13/11 11:45 p.m. Incident – Suspicious Person Location: Hall 12 – Walter Knott House Summary: A camp counselor reported that a suspicious person walked up to a dorm window and said “Boo,” however the individual had left the area by the arrival of the officers and could not be found. 7/15/11 10:05 a.m. Code of Conduct – Possession of Alcohol/Drunk Location: Sigma Dorm Summary: Alcohol was found in a tennis camp counselor’s room and was removed. 7/17/11 2:16 p.m. Departmental – Misc. Situation Location: Upsilon Lot Summary: Public Safety responded to a report of a child trapped in a vehicle for four hours, unable to release the seatbelt buckle. The officer was able to release the belt, and a medical doctor determined that the child did not need further medical care. 8/17/11 6:00 p.m. Drugs – Possession of Marijuana Location: Howard White Recreation Center Summary: A Public Safety officer reported an odor of marijuana emitting from a vehicle passing by the Seaver Drive booth. The construction contractor was found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia and was advised to leave campus. 8/18/11 8:33 p.m. Incident – Suspicious Person Location: GSBM – Beckman Management Center Summary: A suspicious person was reported walking through buildings wearing a trench coat and a gas mask. The individual was identified as a professor’s son and stated that he wore the mask to see if anyone would react. 8/20/11 5:27 p.m. Incident – Indecent Exposure Location: Baxter Drive Summary: Public Safety responded to a report of a visitor urinating on a hillside near a balcony where a family with two small children were eating dinner. The visitor was escorted off campus.
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Around the WORLD
Around the ’BU
Hurricane Irene hits northeast
Car crash shuts down PCH
At least 20 people were killed across the eastern seaboard over the weekend as Hurricane Irene ravaged areas from North Carolina to Vermont. Initially hitting North Carolina as a category one storm, the storm left nearly six million homes and business without power.
Bin Laden’s successor dead
A suspected drunk driver struck the patrol car of two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies early Saturday morning, sending the patrol car off Pacific Coast Highway and onto the beach. The deputies were doing a patrol check near Las Tunas Canyon Road around 1 a.m. when the incident happened. Both deputies were taken to the hospital.
Osama Bin Laden’s successor and Al Qaeda’s operations chief Atiya Abd-alRahman was killed Aug. 22 in a tribal region of Pakistan, a senior U.S. official says. His death coincided with a report of a CIA drone strike in that region the same day, but the details are still unknown.
Immigrants arrested in Malibu
Libyan rebels overrun Gaddafi
Chocolate milk to stay in school
Libyan rebels finally overran Muammar Gaddafi’s compound in Tripoli last week, after intense fighting against Gaddafi’s loyal forces, causing nearly 400 deaths.
Mexican gunmen burn casino
Mexican gunmen burst into a Monterrey casino last week, doused it with flammable liquid and lit the building on fire, killing 52 people. Soldiers and federal agents are now raiding casinos all over the city to end the conflict connected to the greater drug cartel offensive that has killed an estimated 40,000 people since late 2006.
Explosion outside UN kills 19
A radical Muslim sect claimed responsibility for a car bombing outside of Nigeria’s United Nations headquarters, killing 19 people. Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan, vows along with the U.N. leaders to continue working against the terrorist forces.
Authorities detained several illegal immigrants on Friday. Lt. Josh Thai of the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station affirmed an abandoned boat was found at the scene. This is the fourth time an abandoned boat has been found on Malibu beaches.
The board of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District voted on Wednesdy Aug. 24 to keep chocolate milk on the lunch menu. School districts across the country are debating wheher or not the health benefits of flavored milk are enough to fight the obesity epidemic.
Whooping cough vaccinations required
All California students from grades seven to 12 are now required to present proof of having received the Tdap vaccination against whooping cough. Malibu students must have received it before September 30th.
HOWS Trancas Market closes
Last Tuesday HOWS Trancas Market closed due to financial stress on the Califonia supermarket chain. It had opened in Malibu in 2000.
This year, Pepperdine will celebrate its 75th anniversary. The Graphic, too, will be celebrating its 75th year, and, while styles have changed, our publications have maintained a high quality. As media evolves rapidly today, old newspaper business models are dying and media groups are being forced to adapt quickly to new technologies and business plans. Consumers can access media on their phones 24 hours a day and stream 1080p video instantly, and media providers have responded to an increasingly difficult market by making their products accessible across multiple platforms in record-breaking time. Online services like Facebook, Twitter, Google and YouTube have had a profound impact on the way journalists interact with their audiences, increasing the importance placed on the immediacy of reporting the news and raising questions about professionalism and accuracy. Something as simple as a 140-character tweet can ruin a career, and professionals, especially those in media, are expected to interact with their audiences like never before. Editors face new ethical challenges, as something like a YouTube video claiming to show soldiers shooting civilians can create an ethical crisis within a newsroom. Meanwhile, editors, in an environment where viewership and website hits correspond directly with revenue, weigh the potential value of the content showcased against the possible threat of inaccurate reporting. It is in this environment that the Graphic enters its 75th year. Over the course of the next nine months, we plan to bring you stories highlighting Pepperdine’s unique history. However, while we look back, we must also heed today’s demands as we simultaneously look to the future, seeking new ways to bring readers breaking news, meaningful commentary and worthwhile entertainment. In May, the Graphic went live with a new website, where we bring together an insightful combination of stories, photo galleries and video content updated daily. Slated for December is the launch of an interactive phone app, an innovative step forward for the Graphic. This new platform makes us one of the first weekly college newspaper organizations in the United States with our own interactive media app, an accomplishment we hope will set a standard for the future. In terms of content, it is our continued goal to be the mirror of the community we serve by providing our readership with content that educates, entertains and inspires. At a meeting with the Graphic staff last week, Provost Darryl Tippens remarked that what makes seemingly timeless universities great is their ability to change what must be changed while maintaining as constant those aspects of the university that must not be allowed to change. So it is with this newspaper: We strive to maintain the standards of professional journalism while also adapting to the changing industry and provide the Pepperdine community with access to our content whenever and wherever they may be.
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California Art: Selections fom the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation Weisman Museum of Art 11 a.m.
First Wednesday Chapel of the year with President Andrew K. Benton Firestone Fieldhouse 10 a.m.
Welcome Back Movie Night & International Fair Alumni Park 6:30–10 p.m.
Welcome Back to the ’Bu Beach Day 5–8 p.m.
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Provost’s Office undergoes change Pepperdine loses Chief Information Officer to the University of Georgia By Jessica Abu-Ghattas Assistant News Editor
Genevieve SMith / PHOTO EDITOR
Interim Vice Provost: Jonathan See will temporarily serve as chief information officer until a permanent replacement for former Vice Provost Timothy Chester is secured.
As students return for the fall semester, they may find that more has changed than their class schedules. In July, the University announced several major changes in administration personnel, particularly in the Office of the Provost. University Public Relations announced July 18 that Timothy Chester, vice provost for academic administration and chief information officer (CIO), accepted a position as CIO
for the University of Georgia, effective Sept. 15. Jonathan See will serve as interim CIO as interviews for Chester’s permanent replacement are underway. Meanwhile, the University is also working to fill the position of director of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, made vacant by Dr. Chris Collins, who is now a professor at the University of Hawaii. Provost Darryl Tippens said the new director of that office should be announced in a matter of days. “We have very talented people, both internally and externally, who are applying for the open positions,” Tippens wrote in an email. Frank R. Seaver Chair of Biology and former Associate Provost for Research Lee Kats was named vice provost for research and strategic initiatives, effective Aug. 1.
According to Tippens, the need for the position arose from the growing responsibilities of the Provost’s Office, new commitments from the new Strategic Plan (which was approved last June by the Board of Regents) and President Andrew K. Benton’s desire to increase the prominence of the athletic programs. (Anyone may access the University’s strategic plan online at www. pepperdine.edu/strategic-plan.) Athletic Director Steve Potts said he looks forward to working with Kats on the latter goal, believing Kats is the perfect individual for the job due to his understanding of student athletes, having volunteered with the men’s volleyball team for years. “I view it as a way for Athletics to connect with the academic program,” Potts said. »See PROVOST, A4
Roommate searches may discriminate EDITOR’S NOTE This is a special series of pieces written by Pepperdine School of Law students. By Bradley Thomasma Graphic Contributor
People searching for roommates post ads in almost every available public forum. They list their roommate preferences and ideal geographic location and price range, and they generally mention whether they have a pet. For example, ads like this are common online: “Searching for apartments downtown. Looking for a female roommate. My price range is $500–700 a month. Love to exercise, watch movies, and I’m a great cook! I’ll be working long hours in the city, but I’m always up for happy hour when I have time! I don’t mind pets but prefer nothing that sheds.” It’s a practical system: Singles find a compatible roommate by advertising to that person. But, postings like the one above may not be legal. In 1968 Congress passed the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The FHA prohibits discrimination and discriminatory advertising in the “sale or rental of a dwelling.” Specifically, it makes it illegal to publish an ad that discriminates based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin. Moreover, a dwelling
is defined as any portion of a building intended occupied dwelling of less than four units. These exceptions target those selling or leasfor occupancy. So, discriminatory advertising is prohibited ing, not those buying or renting. Second, the FHA was adopted during the not only for the sale or rental of an apartment or civil rights movement of the ‘60s. Congress house, but for the rental of rooms, too. passed the FHA to promote It’s unclear, however, equal housing opportunities. whether the FHA applies Third, prohibiting people only to owners and land- “The Fair Housing Act to search for compatible lords, or if it also applies (FHA) prohibits discrimiroommates violates common to roommates. If the FHA nation and discriminasense. Consider the consedoes apply to roommates, quences if it did: Women it’s also unclear whether tory advertising in the couldn’t advertise for other this violates one’s constitu- ‘sale or rental of a female roommates; a Jewish tional right to free speech. dwelling’ ... based on couldn’t search for a Thus, the simple pracrace, color, religion, sex, man roommate who observes the tice of posting an ad for Sabbath; or, a single adult a roommate has complex handicap, familial status couldn’t search for a roomimplications. or national origin.” mate without children. But, there’s more reaRecently, a case in Michison than not to believe it doesn’t apply to roommates and applies solely to gan sparked a national controversy over this very issue. At a church in Grand Rapids, a woman owners or landlords. First, the language of the FHA supports the posted an ad on the bulletin board searching for notion that it was passed to regulate commercial a “Christian roommate.” An anonymous comrelationships and not personal ones. The FHA plaint was filed with the Fair Housing Center of prohibits discriminatory advertising of the “sale West Michigan alleging the woman violated the or rental” of a dwelling. It doesn’t prohibit the FHA by advertising on the basis of religion. The case was transferred to the U.S. Departuse of discriminatory advertising to search for ment of Housing and Urban Development potential roommates. Notably, the FHA’s two exceptions permit (HUD) in Chicago. HUD decided that the discriminatory advertising for a single-family woman didn’t violate the FHA. It was concerned house sold or rented by an owner or an owner- that the FHA violated her free speech rights un-
der the Constitution. HUD avoided deciding whether the FHA applies to those looking for roommates, but its decision highlights the statute’s potential constitutional conflict. By and large, people have the right to receive and convey information. These rights, and the right to speak freely in general, are broadly protected. Some examples are the recent Supreme Court cases upholding the right to protest at funerals and prohibiting states’ restrictions of violent video games from minors. Its decision also raises a red flag to those searching for roommates and serves as an important reminder for owners or landlords searching for buyers or tenants. Discriminatory advertising for housing is illegal. But, it may depend on who’s doing it and what discriminatory preferences they’re promoting. This matter is sure to provoke controversy. Concerns over the importance of civil equality conflict with reality and practicality. Most would agree roommate searches shouldn’t be conducted on the basis of race. But what about on the basis of gender? Of familial status? Of religion? Should postings like the one above be banned, too? It’s important to know the law, or at least what the law might be. Any disagreement with it, however, may be voiced with your local legislature. bradley.thomasma@pepperdine.edu g
Q&A
with SGA President Mimi Rothfus, ICC President Danielle Byrd
Interview conducted by Edgar Hernandez and Madison Leonard News Editor and Assistant News Editor
Graphic: What are your organizations’ goals for this year? Mimi: What the Student Government Association has been discussing is experience and connectedness. We want to work towards more lasting changes on this campus, whether through more traditions or just day-to-day practices. We are working with administration and hope to connect faculty and students, students off campus and students on campus. Also, we have been working with those planning the 75th anniversary celebration and have been thinking about new traditions that we want to start, because this is a monumental year. Danielle: Our main goal of the year is to promote community at Pepperdine. We want to do this through club collaboration, such as having two clubs come together to put on an event. Instead of 67 separate clubs, we want them to intermix and collaborate. G: How does the increased student activity fee affect your work this year?
D: Inter-Club Council (ICC) is now going to have a weekly meeting, instead of one every other week. We will have more funds for the clubs to use. We are also going to be doing an ICC
club retreat, to train how to use CollegiateLink [a co-curricular organization network], and it will also be a fun bonding experience with dinner and laser tag for those clubs to meet one another. M: We are really excited that clubs have more opportunities to get funding through ICC so we can focus more on policy issues or structural. Like currently, Lovernich is looking to put in a new fire pit, so we are looking to give funding to that. Or last year, a class was looking to add shuttle runs to Santa Monica or the beaches, so we could potentially add money to pay for the driver or gas. It will be great to do things more and not just give away small amounts to clubs. G: How do you plan on working together as organizations to improve the student body and school? M: We have talked with Athletics, and they would really like us to get the word out to clubs that they can be featured at a sporting event, sponsor something at games or speak at halftime. It would be PR for them and the teams. We have also been talking about clubs attending other club events or program events to support.
D: I definitely agree with all of that. Now that our offices are on the same floor of the HAWC, we will definitely interact more. Seeing the clubs every week, we will be able to let SGA know more about what they are feeling and thinking, and add more input that they usually don’t get. M: Absolutely. We would love more communication with ICC. Because before, we basically thought that ICC just gave out money. D: That’s all that most people know.
Ashton Bowles / assistant PHOTO EDITOR
SGA President Mimi Rothfus (left) and ICC President Danielle Byrd (right)
open to hear more ideas. I feel very energized and would like to get a lot done this year. D: A personal goal of mine is more transparG: It seems like more “A personal goal of ency within ICC, bedecisive differences mine is more transcause we have double between the two orparency within ICC, the funds to use this ganizations will really year. So we are going because we have help with communicato be able to see exactly tion across the board. double the funds.” what the money is goWhat are some of your -Danielle Byrd ing towards, and we are personal goals for this ICC President having clubs respond year? after receiving funds as M: One of my main to what went well and what didn’t go goals is something I started last year. well. I think it will create a lot more I really want to get a common area accountability since all of us will be established for Lovernich. Also, we’ve able to access that information online. been working with Payson Library It’s all of our money, so I feel like it’s because they cleared out a large area of really important. outdated reference books and we want M: Also, SGA is getting a Facebook to create a more relaxed, study break page, Twitter page, and hopefully space there. And I am so more than
CollegiateLink. So we hope everyone follows us and likes us so they can stay up to date with everything that is going on. G: Is there anything else that you want students to know about SGA and ICC? D: Another reminder is that Culture Fest and Club Fair will be on Sept. 14 from 11-2, which will be a great way for people to come and get involved. M: Sept. 14 is also the day of SGA elections, and election packets are due the week before, on the 7th. We are really encouraging people to run because as the 75th year, it’s going to be a really big year. Administrators that I’ve met with really want to hear from students, so I want students to be involved and help make changes at the University. g
edgar.hernandez@pepperdine.edu
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9/11: Pepperdine remembers after 10 years present among the flags, hearing his widow’s comments and absorbing the enormity of this event Sawtelle explains that bikers, in American history.” on a whole, are very patriotic peoIn 2002, Heroes Garden on ple, as the sense of freedom when the bluff on Drescher Campus was riding connects well with their dedicated to the remembrance of national pride. Coordinating Burnett and other victims of 9/11. with the Point Mugu naval base, The honorary plaques, fountains Los Angeles Police and benches Boosters and the overlooking the White Heart foun- “The point is that we Pacific make for dation, the group remember those who a tranquil setof riders now raises lost their lives, and ting that houses money for a variety living mewe will recall stories the of charities for the morial. Heroes ride each Septem- from that day.” Garden will be ber. open to the pub—Andrew Benton “Everyone is lic all day Sept. University President just in it for the 11, except from right purpose. It’s 2 p.m. to 2:30 an all-volunteer, 100 percent do- p.m. for a private ceremony. nation ride.” Although all these events will Among all of these commemo- honor those who lost lives on that rative events, Benton encourages day, from the magnificent flag disthe community to recognize the play to quiet services help around underlying importance of 9/11, campus, for Benton, the simplest especially at this 10-year anniver- patriotic displays are the most sigsary ceremony. nificant. “The point is that we remem“I suspect I will be filled with ber those who lost their lives, and emotions throughout,” Benton we will recall stories from that said, “but there is still something day,” Benton wrote. “Tom’s story about our national anthem that is tragic, but it is also heroic. I sus- centers me and straightens me.” madison.leonard@pepperdine.edu pect there will be many emotions
Ashton Bowles / Assistant PHOTO EDITOR
Flags: Last year’s 9/11 display of flags covers Alumni Field. The flags will be erected again this year as a part of honoring the lives lost on 9/11.
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Keck grant engages freshmen in research By Aubrey Hoeppner Copy Chief
Harry Potter and Homer have both already found their ways into freshman seminars, but now freshmen will have the opportunity to launch their own epic journeys into research through the Student as Scholar Program (SASP). Thanks to a $250,000 grant from the Keck Foundation, a new lineup of research-based seminars will involve a group of incoming freshman in the initial stages of academic research. Classes are available in a variety of disciplines and cover topics from body image to digital communication to Spanish cinema. The grant will expose students to research immediately upon entering college and hopefully expand undergraduate research. According to Public Relations, SASP will place 190 students a year for the next four years into one of nine or 10 seminars. “New students have the potential to immediately engage and contribute to their field. I know students can do it,” said biology professor Stephen Davis, who, along with Associate Provost for Research and Strategic Initiatives Lee Katz, drove Pepperdine’s development of the grant proposal and new seminar curricula. During the semester, each student will conduct a research project dealing with a subcategory
of the class topic. Depending on the class’s focus, students will have some liberty to tailor their projects to their own specialty. Freshmen will learn research methodology and proper data analysis through this project. Then at the end of the semester, students will have the opportunity to earn research funding from the Keck grant by submitting their own research proposals. The students who receive funding can carry on this research throughout their careers at Seaver. Davis estimated that about 30 percent of these students’ project would be funded. Though other universities have experimented with freshman research, with generally positive results, Pepperdine is pioneering with the scope and availability of the program to students from so many disciplines. “Isn’t it exciting to do something innovative and new and risky? We don’t have a model for this,” Davis said. One goal of the initiative is to increase awareness about research opportunities in areas other than natural science. Professor Dorothy Andreas’ seminar will examine the communication regarding nuclear power, and she hopes her class will show communication students that research opportunities do exist in their division. “As older students see what younger students are doing, maybe they will want to get involved [with research] too.”
Because the classes will require extra initiative Andreas also sees this type of class as preparatory for students to better engage in a broader so- from students, professors hope the material will cietal context. “Nuclear power needs to be part of be especially relatable. Professor Jennifer Harriger our national discussion. As a society, we’ve got to is teaching a seminar on body image and anticilearn how to talk about one of our energy options pates the research will be interesting to each student because of its relevance for better than we do now,” she said. her students’ age group. “This is a Research-based seminars will teach time where there’s a lot of risk for students to generate knowledge “Isn’t it exciting to unhealthy behaviors. This can be rather than repeating facts they can do something insomething that’s really more perjust get from the Internet, she sugnovative and new sonal,” she said. gested. “That’s a more authentic and risky? We don’t The professors teaching the way to teach.” seminars met together with Davis Andreas’ class sessions will be have a model for and Associate Dean Constance half content-based, teaching the this.” Fulmer throughout last spring substance of the nuclear energy —Stephen Davis semester to discuss strategies and issue and research methodology, Professor of Biology generate ideas. The seminars are and half will be workshop, where unique for professors in that they students can discuss and get feedback on their research projects. Junior and senior will not simply lecture on established ideas. “My seminar mentors will be heavily involved in guid- job in this class is to teach them what they don’t know,” Harriger said. “The focus needs to be on ing students toward rigorous projects. An expected benefit of SASP is the additional how to come up with research questions.” Harriger also recognized the challenge of enweight that early research will give to students’ fellowship and graduate school applications. “We’ve couraging new students to do serious research predicted it will double the number of people go- without overwhelming them. “We want them to ing to conferences and doing scholarly research, be excited about research and not feel like, ‘Oh, I double the number of applicants for Fulbright and can’t do this.’” aubrey.hoeppner@pepperdine.edu [other] research scholarships,” Davis said. g
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“Dr. Kats, who has been serving as the associate provost for research, was an obvious choice to take on these additional assignments,” Tippens wrote. In addition to his regular duties, Kats will temporarily oversee several areas previously covered by Chester. “Because these changes have occurred rather rapidly, we are taking our time to settle the precise, permanent job descriptions for each of these positions [vice provost for research and institutional initiatives, vice provost of academic administration and director of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness], as all three are closely related,” Tippens wrote. Jonathan See, deputy CIO officer and interim CIO since Chester’s departure, believes Chester left him and the Information Technology (IT) division well equipped in his absence. “For the past 18 months and in order to focus on more important academic matters, he has empowered me (and subsequently Michael Lucas who joined us last December) to run the day-to-day operations of IT,” See wrote in an email. “Hence, because of this arrangement, the transition to my new assignment has been quite smooth.” Although See indicated that he may be a potential candidate for Chester’s permanent replacement, he said he is
focusing on IT’s work, which includes more than 40 projects for fiscal year 2012. This summer, See oversaw several IT projects, including upgrading and improving the number of wireless access points in the Seaver dorms, in order to improve Wi-Fi coverage for better student experience, according to See. IT also expanded the Internet bandwidth out from the Malibu campus by almost seven times from 45 megabits to 300 megabits. “Think of this expansion like moving from a typical garden hose to a fire hose,” See wrote. “Nowadays, students are coming to campus with multiple wireless devices in their hands (smartphones, tablets and laptops); the bandwidth expansion is necessary so as to improve the Internet experience.” See said the IT division has a great momentum, and Chester deserves much of the credit for that. “Because Dr. Chester supervises several vital areas, including IT, planning, assessment, and the Office of Institutional Effectiveness — and because he has been the chief overseer of our preparation for the next regional WASC accreditation visit, naturally we were disappointed to lose a man of such breadth, energy, and talent. But the good news is that Dr. Chester built a great organization,” Tippens wrote. Chester said he looks forward to ob-
serving, from afar, Pepperdine’s WASC reaffirmation process. “The deepest satisfaction I have experienced professionally in my career has been the relationships developed with Dr. Chris Collins and Dr. Joy Asamen as we worked to complete the CPR phase of Pepperdine’s WASC reaffirmation,” Chester wrote in an email. “The one regret that I have is that I will not be on the front lines with Dr. Collins and Dr. Asamen as this important work is completed.” According to Chester, it was terribly difficult to contemplate leaving, but he and his wife Gail could not pass up the opportunity to return “back to the South to a large, research-oriented flagship institution,” similar to Texas A&M where Chester spent most of his early career. Chester said he and his wife always knew they would return to the South, and his offer at Georgia would locate the couple less than a day’s drive from their surviving parents. In a post on his blog (www.accidentalcio.com) dated July 18, Chester discusses how he was approached by the University of Georgia earlier this year, and after a series of conversations over the past three months, he received an invitation to become their CIO. His decision to accept involved matters personal and professional. “I sat with the provost and president
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of UGA and told them both that if I left Pepperdine, I would be leaving the best group of direct reports, and indeed, one of the best IT organizations, that I have ever been associated with, and that it would be very difficult to contemplate leaving,” reads an excerpt from Chester’s blog entry. Having worked closely with Benton in his time at Pepperdine, Chester attended the president’s senior leadership meeting every Friday and weighed in on critical issues facing the University.
“My advice to [Benton] remains this, that the times we find ourselves in are distinctly unique and I do not believe that higher education can go back to the old ways of doing business that were typical prior to the financial crisis of 2008,” Chester wrote. “My best advice to the leadership of this great institution is to confront these challenges boldly.”
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Under construction: Finishing touches are still being made to the interior of the HAWC. Construction should be completed by Sept. 10.
HAWC: more food options offered
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The HAWC’s increasingly run-down condition and cramped space of the Student Activities, Student Government Association, Inter-Club Council and Student Programming Board offices called for an expansion and improvement of the entire building. Hurley sees the renovation as benefitting staff and student alike. “As a board we helped the administration know what’s cool to the students,” Hurley said. “We think the renovation will add a vibrancy to the HAWC and make it more of a destination.”
Aaron Brough Buisness Administration
Adam Welday Natural Science
Ben Veenendaal, senior project manager of capital projects at Pepperdine, led the design for the renovation. The major indoor upgrades all stayed within the walls of the original building space. Specifically, the design called for an expansion of the current coffee house and an addition to the small convenience store, making it more comparable to the size of Nature’s Edge. However, the HAWC won’t be offering tofu, seaweed crackers or organic juices. The HAWC renovation board even recruited several SGA members to help taste food possibilities in the spring to determine a potential menu. The new HAWC cuisine
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will include pizza, chicken wings, nachos and other “sports spectator” foods and appetizers along with the usual sandwiches, frozen foods and other snacks. In terms of interior design, the new HAWC appearance is comparable to the Plaza Classrooms with upgraded carpet, paint and new lounge furniture in the upper level. The improved atmosphere throughout the entire building is expected increase the liveliness of the HAWC. Construction should be completely finished in the next two weeks. g
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Upon impact both cars careened off the interstate and hit several large rocks. Highway Patrol said that Brady was killed immediately. She was driving alone. The two people in the other vehicle only received minor injuries. Brady enrolled in Pepperdine in the fall of 2009 and was a sophomore by credit hours. She was set to live in Drescher this year. Her resident director, Bri Jackson, and Director of Residential life Kerri Heath, reached out to Brady’s apartment mates and informed them of the news before informing the rest of the community. The university planned on devoting a moment of prayer on Monday morning’s Stauffer Chapel’s weekly prayer to Brady and her family. The event is open to the pubic and will be held at Stauffer Chapel at 8:30 a.m. An announcement, along with a moment of prayer, will also be made during Wednesday morning Chapel. The school is taking steps to reach out to Brady’s family. For students that wish to reach out to Brady’s family the Dean of Students Office is collecting cards, notes and letters.
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This fall, Seaver College welcomes 19 new faculty members into various departments on campus. The new associate, visiting, and assistant professors are gathering in Malibu from around the globe. Previous education experience ranges from Northwestern, Purdue, and Harvard Universities to the Imperial College of London. Here are some of the new names and faces on Pepperdine’s campus (Andrea Siegel, Humanities and Teacher Education not pictured).
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Patrizia Lissoni International Studies and Languages
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My Tie Dance What was the most awkward or hilarious thing that happened to you this week? Genevieve Smith / PHOTO EDITOR
Tayler White “I legitimately offended a guy when I said that California is better than Florida. He just ran away...”
Luke Lambert “I lost my name tag, so I stole my roommate’s and covered up his name with a sticky note. Oops.”
Jasmine Nowlin “Somebody introduced himself to me five times, and didn’t remember it.”
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Mitch Bennett “At the dance, I reached over to move a hair off a girl’s face, then realized that it was attached to her face.“
Logan Schmitz “I grabbed my snuggie instead of my towel when I got out of the shower. Enough said.”
Rachel Jani “I’ve recognized several people that added me as a friend on Facebook, but we still haven’t met in person.”
Jordan Baker “I walked out of my dorm with my shorts on backwards.”
Lauren Eggertsen “I just nicknamed my date ‘Snookums’. We had never met until that moment.”
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As a new academic year begins, Pepperdine University welcomes a new class of incoming freshmen. Out of an applicant pool of 7,949 prospective students, 628 new faces join the Seaver student body as the class of 2015. The University continues to accept around 30 percent of its applicants, and the number of freshmen has decreased in the past few years. In fact, not all of the freshmen dorms are being occupied this year. On Greek Row, only Krown Alpha is being used to house the incoming students. Dewey is the new home to the Housing Office, and the other buildings house returning students and new transfers. Nonetheless the high academic standards
required for acceptance persist: 45.06 percent of the incoming class graduated with a high school GPA of 3.75 or higher, and the majority received SAT scores within the 600-699 range in Critical Reading, Math and Writing. In terms of demographics, the male-tofemale ratio is close, though the percentage of women continues to remain higher than the percentage of men (54 percent and 46 percent respectively). Though a large number of students are California residents, 46 percent are from out of state, and the class has 73 international students. These newcomers hail from 23 different countries, with 55 percent from Asia and the South Pacific.
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Cameron Kruse Senior “A freshman was choking on a piece of chicken and still tried to ask me where convo was.”
Natasha Austin Junior “A huge male deer came charging down the dorm road during an NSO dance party.”
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International students:
Aaron Dowler Senior “A woman asked me, ‘Where is Toronado?’. I just pointed to campus.”
55% Asia & South Pacific 25% Europe 10% Latin America 10% Other
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Hannah Oaks Junior “I had to sit with a group of 20 freshmen with nothing to do. I emotionally and mentally scarred them.”
42% White 14% Hispanic 14% Other 13% Asian 8% African American 7% Unknown 1% American Indian 1% Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander
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By IAN MCDONALD Ask yourself, why are you reading this? Consider that in the time you spend reading you could be on YouTube, Facebook, or (God forbid) doing homework. I don’t know what caused you to give me a chance, but with a little bit of luck I might be able to get you to do it again. When we can get so much more from TV and the Internet, why would we bother with such antiquated means of communication as paper? I tend to think our preference for electronic media is because our collective attention spans have taken significant dives, but the truth is never that simple. Clearly it’s not that nobody wants their media in writing. It’s just that now, they can get it wherever and whenever they want, and with more diversity of choices. But, whether the newspaper fades out like the horse-drawn carriage, or is just fated to be a niche fetish for neo-luddites and hipsters, like vinyl records, my job, and the job of other newspaper writers (who actually get paid) is to get people to read our articles. I may not be an expert, but I do have a scheme, consisting of course, of three easy steps: Make it interesting, make it educational (but not too much,) and move the impact beyond the page. This needs to be interesting. I have to convince you that your time is better spent reading my story than watching another cat video. I’d love to delve into why there are 112 different English spellings of “Gaddhafi” or why no words rhyme with “orange,” but no one cares. However, as a writer, I do get to steer the topic. I have the right to refuse to cater to the lowest common denominator. I will not write about Justin Bieber or Kim Kardashian any more than mentioning that I won’t write about them. Beyond topic, this also includes style. I’ll have to warn you that at times I can be loquacious. But, I can also be concise. If something important needs to be said, sometimes, it just needs to be written simply. Other times, I may use longer sentences with complex vocabulary pertinent to the subject at hand. I might use words like “loquacious” and not tell you what they mean. You never know. Above all, writing is about knowing your audience. Pepperdine students are young adults who want down-to-earth lingo, but are probably smart enough not to be daunted by a few big words. My next objective is figuring out how to make it educational; my readers should learn something. I write opinions, so it might be wrapped in a personal bias, but as long as there is some level of enlightenment, I’ll be happy. Taking in new information is better when you don’t know it’s happening because you’re interested: I call it “stealth learning.” John Stewart is a master at this. You may think he’s just making fun of politicians, but mixed in with the jest are simple explanations of how our government works (or doesn’t). The third, and probably most important objective is to get a discussion going. Just because I think I’m wittier and smarter than I actually am doesn’t mean that my opinion is worth more than anyone else’s. If I can get the Graphic readers talking about things, I’ve won whether I’ve convinced them or not. The name at the top of the page is “Perspectives,” and I think it’s important that the stories below reflect that, so let me know what you think. Complaints, compliments and requests for autographs are all welcome. As we start a new run of issues this semester, the rest of the Graphic staff and I sure hope that you continue to read our paper; we shall be much obliged. Or, if nothing I’ve written has persuaded you in the least, then we also have a website.
ian.mcdonald@pepperdine.edu
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Not feeling NSOOOOOOO excited for freshman year? A smaller school, Pepperdine organizes NSO to foster community. But NSO, a form of mandatory community, is not the only community on campus. Just in case you’re confused, we’re not talking about the Nso tribe of Cameroon. While they do wear orange and blue caps and dance to drums (really, they do), the Nso language probably doesn’t consist of lots of whooping and asking which dorm you’re living in. But while the Nso people aren’t going anywhere anytime soon, NSO has passed. That passing saddens some and enthuses others. If you’re saddened, congratulations. You’ve no doubt made some new best friends and have fallen in love with Pepperdine in a big way. You’re probably just as excited to rush a fraternity or sorority and apply for International Programs. Thank your NSO leaders for being the ambassadors of the love we all hold for Pepperdine. Even though most of the Graphic staff aren’t kindly carting your dorm stuff from your car before you can unbuckle your seat belt (though we can briskly type about how other people do actual labor), we also think that during your four years here, you, too, will find it’s a place worth loving. If, however, the prospects of getting “mugged” and pulled into a surprise disco in the Caf were more jarring than endearing to you, take heart! You’re not alone. You will find and make friends at Pepperdine — despite your initial perceptions,
students don’t always wear blue and orange spandex and yell a lot. The thing about mandatory community is, it’s everywhere. In high school, PE classes gathered students from every clique together under the same gym roof and in the same gym clothes. At Pepperdine, NSO is just the first in a string of mandatory communities. Each freshman will no doubt bond over taking HUM 111 with Sonia Sorrell. Wednesday morning Chapel will unite people in a similar way. But, if you choose, you can grow out of these things. There are smaller and different sections of GEs as you move up the chain, and club convos are the bestkept secret to fulfilling your Convo credit needs. You don’t have to be an upperclassman to enjoy the benefits of self-selected community, either. Essentially, and this is advice that goes beyond the four (or five) years you’ll spend at Pepperdine, you should go where people are doing what you love to find people you will love. If NSO excited you, keep up the school spirit. Go to Pepperdine’s many sports games keep cheering. You can join Riptide, grab an orange jumpsuit and face paint and help your fellow sports enthusiasts stir the crowd. If helping out behind the scenes shelving books or sorting mail excites you, apply for those campus jobs. (I-9 cards are available in the Career Center.) We may not be the biggest party school, but about a quarter of Pepperdine students have fraternity brothers
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or sorority sisters. We may not be as full of activists as most colleges, but Republicans, Democrats, and Libertarians are all well represented by student groups. Those with aspirations of making a difference will find ample service opportunities. The biggest ways to find community, clocking in at more than 60 percent of students, are International Programs. Some of the closest friendships any Pepperdine student can experience are those that develop over a year gallivanting through foreign countries. Ask any IP alum where the bulk of their social circle comes from, and the answer will most likely coincide with their time abroad. Or, hey, you can come check out the Graphic. Sure, suggesting such a thing is admittedly shameless selfpromotion, but you just might find your home in the world of storytelling, deadlines and grammar jokes. We sure did! There is a place for you at Pepperdine. It just might take some time for you to find it. So, be patient in your efforts. You could find friends in the lobby of your dorm one night when you stay up till 3:30 a.m. to watch “House Hunters International” on HGTV, or you may find them when you take up secondhand smoking and begin hanging out at the tables outside the library. The key is that your best community will be the one you choose, the one you want to be in, and the one you are really invested in. We’re all at Pepperdine because we chose to be here, and that’s what makes our community.
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“What is your best memory from NSO?” “Check-in day. The NSO leaders pumped me up.”
“The lip-dub video was amazing.”
“Definitely the dance party.”
“Waves Expo was legit.”
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LAUREN PARKER Sophomore
ELIZABETH PETERSON Junior
DANIEL PINHEIRO Senior
Executive Editor Scott Lawrence Managing Editor Zach Alfred Associate Editor Sonya Singh Online Managing Editor Kayla Ferguson News Editor Edgar Hernandez Assistant News Editors Jessica Abu-Ghattas Madison Leonard News Assistant Caneel Anthony Interim Sports Editor Edgar Hernandez Sports Assistant Narinè Adamova Perspectives Editor Ian McDonald Assistant Perspectives Editor Taylor Harris Life & Arts Editor Nikki Torriente Assistant Life & Arts Editor Nathan Stringer Life & Arts Assistant Britt Kidd Design Editor Alexa Stoczko Section Designers Emily Branch Amy Cummins Kealy Jaynes Andrei Zamfir Photo Editor Genevieve Smith Assistant Photo Editor Ashton Bowles Staff Photographer Yixin Zhang Art Editor Aaron Schott Assistant Art Editor Luke Ruegger Copy Chief Aubrey Hoeppner Copy Editors Lindsay Jakows Rachel Miller Online News Editor Jessica Abu-Ghattas Multimedia Producer Alan Lai Sports Producer Richie Estrella Website Architect Jason Parham Advertising Operations Manager Greg Stevens Director of Student Journalism Elizabeth Smith Assistant Director of Journalism Courtenay Stallings
Mission Statement: The Graphic is an editorially independent weekly student newspaper for the greater Pepperdine community. It serves the community with news, opinion, contemporary information and a public forum for discussion. The Graphic strengthens students for purpose, service and leadership by developing their skills in writing, editing and publication production, by providing a vehicle to integrate and implement their liberal arts education, and by developing students’ critical thinking through independent editorial judgment. The Graphic participates in Pepperdine’s Christian mission and affirmations, especially the pursuit of truth, excellence and freedom in a context of public service. Although the Graphic reports about Pepperdine University and coordinates with curricula in journalism and other disciplines, it is a student and not a University publication. Views expressed are diverse and, of course, do not correspond to all views of any University board, administration, faculty, staff, student or other constituency.
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By TAYLOR HARRIS
Love it or hate it, another year of school is beginning, and for new freshman, Pepperdine, like most schools is probably going to be a school that you love for some reasons, hate for others, and hold mixed emotions for everything else. Here are some of my thoughts thrown in with a bit of advice for the newest members of our community. Hopefully a few of these tidbits will be useful in the future. “Love it!” •Wednesdays: They’re great! True, you have to deal with Chapel in the morning, which will be a pain for most of you, but after that you can spend the day at the beach, studying in your room or playing some pick up football or basketball. •Los Angeles is awesome. Get off campus and explore the city. Spend some time in Santa Monica and Venice and take in their unique cultures. If you branch out, LA will hopefully begin to feel like a home away from home. •Groups and clubs are great investments. Pepperdine has a reputation for not having a very diverse student population, but if you dig deep you’ll find a diversity of interests. Our students are not only intelligent, but are also full of passions from social justice to sketch comedy. As a result, Pepperdine has a great number of opportunities to meet like-minded people. Anyone can find a niche or two that can make the college experience both meaningful and fun. “In the middle.” •I suspect that a poll on Pepperdine Caf food would get mixed results, with a slight edge in favor of “unsatisfactory.” Fortunately, there’s a Jamba Juice on campus and a few good local places for those with rides. Lily’s has acquired legendary status for its breakfast burritos for good reason. Also, check out La Salsa and Howdy’s for Mexican, or Cholada for Thai. •Then there’s the glam. Maybe I was naïve, but when I used to imagine college life, I thought of being fairly broke and doing a bit of scraping to get by. I also expected that students wouldn’t care much for appearance. Personally, I miss my simple Texas high school wardrobe terribly. The high level of fashion expectations can be irritating (and I’m saying this as a guy). Going to a school where the average student income is higher than the per capita income of many countries can be an adventure, but not everyone is straight out of Beverly Hills. Don’t stress out about appearing to be wealthy and “fabulous” all the time. Friends worth having won’t care. •Pepperdine has some of the best International Programs in the world. Picking an IP is a huge decision, especially if it’s for a full year. It will be a life-changing experience, no doubt. However, it’s very stressful, and it will certainly affect your social life. Studying abroad can make or break long-term friendships and relationships. Making cultural adjustments can be tough as well. Before you apply for a program, ask about all of them, find one that suits you, apply, and make the best of your experience. Hate it! •Everybody has “that one class,” and for most of us, we know exactly what that is. There is a certain GE course that everyone has to take. That’s really all I can say. •I, personally didn’t have a car my first year. Not having a car at most universities wouldn’t be a big deal; it is here. Those who don’t have a car should be sure to scope out friends that do. Those with wheels should pick their friends carefully. • I miss sports! It is a well-known and unfortunate fact that Pepperdine does not have a football team. Most students probably don’t care too much; otherwise they wouldn’t have come here. Games can be fun, but there is so little buzz about sports on campus. If you care about sports, go to the games and then, please, talk about them afterwards. As a result of tuition, location, mission and size, Pepperdine offers a very different experience than the typical university. Some love it a lot more than normal, and others can’t stand it, but on the whole, most would agree that the experience here is a worthwhile one. So, freshmen, welcome to Pepperdine. Exploit to the fullest extent all it has to offer.
taylor.harris@pepperdine.edu
By LAUREN BURNHAM
As you enter the hall leading to the Waves Café, it is nearly inevitable that standing in between you and your chicken tenders will be tables promoting microfinance in Argentina, Greek life philanthropy events, or anti-trafficking initiatives in Thailand. As you sit in convocation, you will undoubtedly be presented the story of an African princess fighting against AIDS or a man who discovered his calling to help the homeless. At some point in your college career, you may have the chance to fly across the world with a Project Serve or Let’s Start Talking group, drive down for a short mission in Mexico with Campus Ministries, or at least serve in Los Angeles on Step Forward Day. This proliferation of service options at Pepperdine suggests that the middle word of our mantra, “Purpose, Service, and Leadership,” is alive and well, and that’s great. But, how are we doing on the other two words? When we as students participate in service initiatives, are we purposeful? And as a result of that, are we capable of being effective
leaders in whatever end we choose to pursue? If it appears that I am too concerned with following Pepperdine’s motto only because I go to school here, let me correct this false perception. If I thought the motto worthless, I would throw it away with all of the random flyers I get in my campus box. My interest in the motto arises from my belief that service is an essential component of human happiness, both individual and collective. One way to look at service as the pursuit of solving other people’s problems, but to look at it this way would be to miss out on a great part of life. We all have problems, whether they are material, moral or relational. The solution to these problems is an exchange, and a relationship, of help between people. Real service is much more than just one person giving assistance to another. However, service alone is meaningless. I can serve any purpose, person, or philosophy, but some are much greater and more fulfilling than others. I could serve the purposes of a genocidal dictator I mistakenly believed to be a great leader, which would be horrible; or I could serve a cause devoted to creating a change beyond myself improving the lives of others, which would be undeniably superior. It is obvious that who
or what I am serving will determine how happy my service will make me or anyone else. Leadership, in turn, is both necessary to produce purposeful service, and also in itself an act of purposeful service. I also believe that education, which we generally associate with college, is essential to effective leadership. So, being a college student who is in support of happiness, I am interested in purpose, service and leadership. For followers of many world religions, service is traditionally an important part of an active faith. Some Buddhists have summarized their faith as the pursuit of a positive life. In Islam, philanthropic giving is one of the central Five Pillars of being devout. Jesus emphasized being a servant over and over, including washing the feet of others, healing the sick and feeding the hungry. It would be a stretch to interpret this as a quirk of his rather than an emphatic message of leading by example. Even among atheists and agnostics, service doesn’t have to have a religious connection to be beneficial. So, whatever you believe (or don’t), there’s a good chance your spiritual persuasion only strengthens the case for service. So then the question is — how? How do you find purpose for service, and how do you follow that with effective action? Each person’s purpose
in service is slightly different because of his or her unique beliefs, talents and instinctive interests. Then, the most effective strategy of service arises out of that purpose as well as the situation and resources available to a person. In this column throughout the semester, I would like to first challenge you to seek your individual purpose of service, and then to find the most powerful way of turning it into a tangible force for good. Second, I hope to discuss issues that people commonly encounter in their search. I’ll weigh the importance of making service fun and popularly appealing versus making it economical and impactful. I’ll talk about decisions, such as whether to stay local or go far, and to work religiously or secularly. I’ll also analyze the merits of focusing on aspects such as awareness, fundraising, sustainability, relational and emotional impact, and. And most importantly, I’ll describe how Pepperdine students, staff and faculty are dealing with these issues in all of their various pursuits. Sometimes they fail, but often they succeed. Even as we dive in and try our own hands, we would be wise to step back on occasion so that we can observe, learn from others, and think about what we are doing so as to frame what we do with purpose.
lauren.burnham@pepperdine.edu
Good ‘citizenship’ habits now yield better recommendation letters later By Dr. GARY SELBY Each year, students ask me to write letters of recommendation for them for jobs or graduate school or for leadership positions here at Pepperdine. Most of the time I can say without hesitation, “Sure, I’d be thrilled to.” But occasionally I have to have an unpleasant conversation where I say, “Well, you did really well on the tests, and I know you’re incredibly smart,”here’s the hard part,“but you didn’t really contribute to the class very much,” or “it seemed like you were more into Facebook than our discussion,” or “you showed up late half the time.” If that’s the case, it’s going to be hard for me to write the kind of glowing recommendation you need. So this year I thought I’d be proactive and tell you how I prepare to write that letter you’ve just asked me for, so you can plan ahead. First, I pull out my grade book. (I’ve still got one for every student I’ve ever taught.) I look at what classes I had you for and how you did on your quizzes, tests and papers. When I write your letter, I describe those courses and how you did in them. (Don’t worry; I highlight your strong points. If you struggled at one point but finished strongly, that’s what I will emphasize. Or, if you didn’t blow the top out of the class but were consistent in doing the best work you were capable of, I’ll stress that.) Then I turn to what I call the “citizenship” paragraph, where I talk about whether you demonstrated discipline and commitment to the work, whether you contributed to a positive environment in our class,
how respectful you were of me and of your fellow students, whether you demonstrated character and integrity, and so forth. (By the way, this is the kind of thing that future employers really look for!) Here are the kinds of things I want to be able to say about you in my “citizenship” paragraph: •(Your name) impressed me not just academically, but as a person … •She was always prepared … consistently on time … faithful in her attendance and participation … •He went out of his way to seek me out in order to make sure he was on track with his assignments … •She is a person of integrity and
character … •He was always kind and respectful toward those around him … •I could count on him to be fully engaged in whatever topic we were discussing … •She was truly a joy to have in my class … Of course, I can only say these things if they really describe what I saw in you. Here’s what you can to do make sure that happens. Show up on time. Do your best. Stay engaged — be fully present in whatever we’re doing in class. Come by my office for a visit. Participate in the discussion. Be supportive of your fellow students
(that means coming to class on the day the other groups are doing their presentations). Show passion for the subject; even if it’s not your cup of tea, there might just be something in it for you after all. Develop “good citizenship” habits, and you’ll find that they make your experience here at Pepperdine so much richer, but also, they’ll impress me, and someday, you might want a recommendation.
gary.selby@pepperdine.edu
Dr. Gary Selby teaches in the Rhetoric and Leadership Program at Seaver
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August 29, 2011
Waves discover new color
Pepperdine students caught the travel bug this summer. Thanks to Pepperdine’s International Programs, Waves had a multitude of opportunities to travel all over the world. From internships to major-specific programs, students were immersed in various cultures reaching from Buenos Aires to Russia. This summer, International Programs hosted 260 students in 17 different programs in nine different countries.
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By NATHAN STRINGER
ASSISTANT LIFE & ARTS EDITOR
1756, Prussian king Frederick
the Great attacked Saxony, beginning the Seven Years’ War, but the war is called different names in different places. For example, while typically only North Americans call the conflict the French and Indian War, as the French and Native Americans fought the British, the Seven Years’ War could just as well be called the French and Indian War because the French and British fought each other in India. Assistant Professor of History Bryan Givens calls the war World War Zero. Indeed, its battles spanned five continents. (Sorry, Australia and Antarctica. You just don’t occupy contentious lands.) The war ended in British, Prussian and Portuguese victory over the French, Saxons, Austrians, Russians, Swedish and Spanish. Britain increased taxes on its North American colonies to pay off their war debts, and that ended well.
1833, the United Kingdom abolished slavery in its empire. The British had previously abolished the slave trade in 1807. This was partly in response
to the abolitionist efforts of William “will.i.am” Wilberforce. (These were dramatized in the 2006 film “Amazing Grace” in which his character sings a great duet with the duchess, Fergie.) In fact, the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 didn’t abolish slavery in the lands controlled by the East India Company, a pretty notable exception. This loose end wasn’t tied up until 1843. But the law also didn’t abolish slavery in the United Kingdom itself. Although slavery was never legally recognized under British common law, it wasn’t until 2010 that an act officially prohibited owning a slave in Britain. (I learned that on the British comedy quiz show “QI.”) Many Welsh rejoiced.
1842, the British and Chinese signed the Treaty of Nanking and ended the First Opium War. Abolishing slavery might’ve made people think the Redcoats were going soft. So, to keep up their imperial street cred, the British fought a war to defend their right to sell the opium they grew in India — to China for tea. The Chinese
consider the Treaty of Nanking the first of the unequal treaties because it placed many demands on the Chinese but required nothing of the British. The treaty forced the Chinese to open more ports to trade, pay the British war reparations and cede the port of Hong Kong. The British, an acquisitive and traditional bunch, kept Hong Kong until 1997. That’s kind of like how my friend, Alex, borrowed a book from me four years ago and just gave it back.
1936, American politician John McCain was born. He was captured as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam in 1967, and even though his father was a four-star admiral, he refused to be released ahead of his fellow captives. After the war, McCain entered national politics in Arizona. First a representative and then a senator, maverick McCain lost the Republican nomination for the presidency in 2000 to George W. Bush. He eventually secured the nomination in the 2008 election but lost to the sitting president, Barack
Obama. (If you don’t remember that, you’re too young to be attending Pepperdine. Or, you’re Dory the fish. And in that case, at least you speak whale.) For all those bad at math, today is McCain’s 75th birthday. And, irony of ironies, the AARP is younger than John McCain.
1949, the USSR successfully tested its first atomic bomb. Called “First Lightning” by the Russians, the bomb was similar in design and even appearance to the American “Fat Man” — the nuclear bomb detonated over Nagasaki four years earlier. It was similar, at least in part, because the Soviets successfully spied on the American atomic bomb efforts. The Americans called this bomb “Joe-1” after Joseph Stalin and were, predictably, none-toopleased that their Eurasian rivals now possessed the most advanced weaponry known to man. Both countries were soon racing to develop the first hydrogen bomb with the Americans succeeding in 1952 and the Soviets following after. With that settled, the
two countries started racing to get objects and people into space. The Cold War, so-named for its many Antarctic battles, was well under way.
1966, the Beatles played their last concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. The Fab Four had been touring extensively and were increasingly frustrated with not being able to hear themselves on-stage above the sound of their screaming fans among other things. So, off the road but still dedicated to making music, the Beatles set to work on what “Rolling Stone” voted the greatest album of all time: “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” With this album, the Beatles aimed to create a fictitious band to tour for them via the album, allowing them freedom to experiment with their music and break from their image as a four-piece rock and roll act. The Beatles disbanded in 1970, but they began touring again in 2010 to promote the release of their music on iTunes.
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Photo of the Week VIRGO — Back-to-school clothes win
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new friends, so never stop dressing up. LIBRA — You’re a fair judge of character, so don’t give people second chances if they make poor first impressions. SCORPIO — Now that the freshmen mugging is past, it’s time for you to actually begin mugging freshmen. SAGITTARIUS — Print out your DAR, then read it aloud to all those queuing at OneStop. CAPRICORN — Libra’s judging you. Just thought you should know. AQUARIUS — Compliment Virgo on her outfit, then send her an e-mail at the end of each week ranking her outfits. PISCES —Your new roommate will prove to be your best friend. Don’t entertain any thoughts to the contrary.
ARIES — The dad of a freshman will
run over you with his Land Rover. Sue, but take the settlement. TAURUS — Slaughter a calf and sacrifice it to the George Pepperdine statue in Joslyn Plaza to secure blessings for your new year. GEMINI — You’re rooming with a Pisces who thinks you’re best friends. Get some mileage out of that fawning admiration. CANCER — Your dad ran over an Aries with his Land Rover. Literally kick Aries while he’s down. Then rub salt in his wounds. He’ll take the settlement anyway. LEO — Sign all your e-mails to your new professors with lame knockknock jokes, because that’ll get you an A.
A calendar to keep you entertained all week Thursday, Sept. 1
Friday, Sept. 2
Saturday, Sept. 3
Sunday, Sept. 4
Welcome Back Night & International Fair: 6:30 p.m. at Alumni Park
Welcome Back to the ‘bu: 3:30 p.m. at Zuma Beach
Los Angeles County Fair kick off: At the Fairplex in Pomona
30th Annual Malibu Kiwanis Chili Cook-off: 11 a.m. at Civic Center Way and Stuart Ranch Road
Call of Duty XP Event: 10 a.m. at The Stages in Playa Vista 30th Annual Malibu Kiwanis Chili Cook-off: 6 p.m. at Civic Center Way and Stuart Ranch Road
30th Annual Malibu Kiwanis Chili Cook-off: 11 a.m. at Civic Center Way and Stuart Ranch Road Call of Duty XP Event: 10 a.m. at The Stages in Playa Vista
Los Angeles County Fair kick off: At the Fairplex in Pomona
Monday, Sept. 5 30th Annual Malibu Kiwanis Chili Cook-off: 11 a.m. at Civic Center Way and Stuart Ranch Road
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The Bucket List By AUBREY HOEPPNER COPY CHIEF
Venetian biking inspires hippie-ness
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Playing Double: Dominic Cooper plays the two lead roles, Uday Hussein and Latif Yahia in Lionsgate’s “Devil’s Double.”
Bio-drama has flash, but falls flat “Devil’s Double”
By ALEXANDER WILSON STAFF WRITER
It’s 1987 in Baghdad, and the son of Saddam Hussein lives in a world of fast cars, designer clothes and beautiful women. Considered to be among the most hated men in all of Iraq, Uday Hussein’s inherited reign of terror would last for the better part of his father’s regime. Latif Yahia is a lieutenant in the Iraqi army whose unfortunate fate is sealed when Uday asks him to be his “fiday,” or body double. Because of their uncanny resemblance (both
Overview Release Date August 10, 2011
Starring
Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier and Raad Rawi
Director
Lee Tamahori
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Action, Biography, Drama
Runtime
109 min
characters are portrayed by British actor Dominic Cooper), Latif has no choice but to submit to Uday’s every whim, or see his family killed. Latif has to decide if it is right to “extinguish himself ” and play the part of a corrupt and seemingly psychotic man with the power to have Latif ’s family tortured if he refuses. Seeing Uday’s hedonistic lifestyle full of drug use, orgies and violence, Latif is left questioning his own morals and the job that he is about to sacrifice his identity for. The audience looks through the eyes of Latif, experiencing firsthand Uday’s atrocities. Cooper utilizes flat characterizations as Uday Hussein, the chauvinistic maniac who boozes in his underwear, snorts lines of coke off of imported marble coffee tables and always sports a pair of Ray Bans — which was an explicit amount of product placement from Ray Ban. Despite the crude caricature of the infamous Uday Hussein, the audience is still left gasping and up in their seats every time Uday smiles, gun clenched and eyes bulged glaring at what could be his next victim. Uday’s more frightening side comes out underneath his bucktoothed smile when he makes the narcissistic declaration to Latif, “I
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will never let you go; I love you too much.” All of the decadence that Uday is seen sporting, from Cartier, Rolex and Ray Ban to cars like the Ferrari 308 GTB and Mondial strongly impacts the viewer as it is set against the backdrop of war-torn Iraq and Kuwait. Director Lee Tamahori (“Die Another Day,” “XXX: State of the Union”) did a fantastic job with the script, which was written by Michael Thomas based on the true story of Latif Yahia. Tamahori utilizes rich desert imagery to highlight the clash between a dictator’s power and a country ravaged by war and malcontent with a government that shows little consistency in too many ways. However, the plot manifests itself too quickly in the beginning, leaving little room for any sort of real or hard-hitting resolution. For most of the film, the relationship between the two men is seen as tenuous, with what seemed to have been deep introspection — as dishonest as it truly was — that leads to an eventual rebellion by Latif, who runs away from Uday in a pseudo-climax that leaves a lot to be desired. It’d be easy to expect a great psychological thrill between a psychotic womanizer and the man who has to
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pretend to be him. However, there is only a flat-noted falling out between the two men, and even a lazily inserted romance that turns into the classic running away together into the sunset (literally). The stilted romantic fling allows no room for intrigue when from the get-go, betraying glances were shared between Latif and Uday’s romantic interest. Clichés like “You are never tender to me, you never look at me, you never say you love me …” showed little imagination. With lines that were meant to make the audience think and look at these so-called conflicted characters, Tamahori and Cooper managed to do little. The film is full of gruesome and vile acts of violence in many forms, and sometimes it seems inappropriate when seen through Tamahori’s glossy visuals and glorified action violence. If action films with pretty cars and pretty women sound appealing and the recent Middle Eastern conflict is of particular interest, this film is worth viewing. Otherwise, this film is not recommended for casual dates or the timid movie-goer. Lionsgate has produced better, and it’s likely that this film is going to stay at select theatres where it belongs.
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Musicians give summer an indie-rock flair By HANNA HOUGLUM
surreal state of mind, tap into their own deepest thoughts. Vernon creates a thought-provoking journey with his comforting voice, peaceful guitar riffs and ethereal musical tones on each and every track.
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Summer has come to a close, and now it is back to the books. Thankfully this past season left us with a copious amount of quality new music to carry us through all of the upcoming late nights in Payson. In no particular order, I have chosen just five of what I believe to be the most noteworthy albums of summer 2011. The Man truly glam up their beats in their newest album “In the
Mountain in the Cloud.” Alaskan natives, all now currently based in Oregon, have truly grown in popularity since their start as a band in 2004 and are now signed with Atlantic Records. These 11 new tracks are reminiscent of vintage glam-rock ballads sung in the ’70s when the hair was big and the glitter was aplenty in the music scene. The quartet’s lead singer, John Gourley, screeches and coos, filling the air with emotion in songs such as “So American,” using his lyrics to remind us “there’s a madness in us all.” Ernest Greene, more popularly known by his stage name Washed Out, has left the bedroom studio and MySpace world and signed with Sub Pop Records before his summer release of his debut album, “Within and Without.” This LP defines the chillwave genre of music with all of the synthesizers and
broken up electronic sounds. The album is filled with cracking snares and bold drumbeats on most of the songs, and my personal favorite is the chilling cello on “Far Away.” This nine-track debut album is an ethereal synthpop masterpiece that is a solid beginning for this upcoming new artist. It was only five years ago
that American indie folk singersongwriter Justin Vernon formed Bon Iver. This past summer, the self-titled album “Bon Iver” was released to the public. This 10-song album is an ambitious musical change from the first album, “For Emma, Forever Ago.” Vernon has been quoted saying that each song on this album represents a place, and he recorded each of these songs in a remolded veterinary in Fall Creek, Wis. This album allows listeners to escape whatever their current situation is and enter into a
Founded in 2002 in New York City, the American experimental rock group Battles dropped their second album, “Gloss Drop,” this past summer. The trio paired up with notable artists such as Gary Numan, Kazu Makino and Yamantaka Eye to create their funky track listing of their newest LP when their original lead vocalist, Tyondai Braxton, left the group for good after recording their first album, “Mirrored.” With their front man out of the picture, Battles went a different direction from “Mirrored” when they created “Glass Drop” and started slowing their roll a little on their beats, making the album a bit more of an easygoing groove. Sure, songs on the album such as “Ice Cream” still contain a true disco rhythm that has the possibility of making your face fall off if you get too into the beat. With this album in its entirety, Battles seems to have found a good balance of funky fresh and melodic rock tunes without steering too far from their first album. Yes, the Beastie Boys are still together and making music that can seriously blow your mind. It is hard to believe that Mike D, MCA and Ad-Rock not only are still very much alive and well but are
still creating as high-quality songs as they were all the way back in 1979 when these three rappers got together. “Hot Sauce Committee Part Two” was the perfect summer album to start off the season, and this album will continue to be one of my personal favorite albums to listen to while driving. This new
album is a thicker, more intensesounding Beastie Boys than was previously heard on albums such as “Check Your Head” and “III Communication.” “Hot Sauce Committee Part Two” combines live instrumentals and samples with simpler beats and very up-front vocals. The vocals of this album are heavy on the sound effects as well as on the distortion and EG which gives their sound a much edgier noise. The Beastie Boys are an unstoppable trio that deserves to be heard by all. Obviously there are a number of albums that came out this summer that I sadly did not touch on. Some albums that I would personally suggest looking into on your own time would be “Feel it Break” by Austra, “Helplessness Blues” by Fleet Foxes, “Simple Math” by Manchester Orchestra, “The Moonlight Butterfly” by The Sea and Cake, “Circuital” by My Morning Jacket, “It’s All True” by Junior Boys and “Suck It and See” by Arctic Monkeys. ALBUM COVERS COURTESY OF MYSPACE.COM hanna.houglum@pepperdine.edu
If Pepperdine has truly failed me in any way, it has been in nurturing my inner hippie. Sure, I have become more ecoconscious in my time here, but I still shower almost every day and own more button-down shirts than tie-dye items. The campus’s steep hills have also stunted my cycling career. To address these issues, I set out with a couple friends to spend a day biking in Venice, exploring this untapped well of personal growth potential. This one was on my Pepperdine bucket list mostly because of the opportunity to break from the day-to-day routine. Venice is part out-of-control flower child fest and part manicured mimic of its Italian counterpart. It is full of vibrant creativity, both in the colorful graffiti and murals adorning hostels and thrift stores and in the clever architecture of the river houses. We rented beach cruisers from a grubby bike shack near the shore and set off. The sun warmly encouraged our trek as we rode down the path, which traced the edge of the beach. Going into the day, I had romanticized visions of henna tattoos and well-exercised personal freedoms. Personally, the hippie practice I would most like to adopt is the re-wearing of the same outfit over and over while neglecting to launder it. The economic benefits of this are obvious, and it would save me a lot of time to not have to pick new clothes every morning. I also admire the ruggedness of those who live outdoors and have the freedom to pack their belongings in a backpack and travel at will. (It’s possible that I’m more interested in hobo culture than hippie.) Bike riding on the beach turned out to be a blend of idyllic peace and fierce competition. We rode along with the warm breeze blowing through our hair, cheerful seagulls exploring the beach, and angry cyclists shouting the walkers off the path. A few minutes into the ride, I regretted turning down the helmet at the bike shop. Curse my helmet hair-averse vanity. The walkers, despite the clearly painted “bikes only” signs, weren’t afraid to claim dangerously slow strolling rights. Families with small children were the biggest hazard, because they walked hand-in-hand across the entire lane and stopped unexpectedly when the children found an interesting piece of dirt on the road. The walkers and bikers weren’t shy about calling each other out in their annoyance. “Passing on the left of the BIKE path!” Give peace a chance, people. We hopped off once we reached the seedier area of the city, in search of lunch. Our foray into this district of Venice lasted exactly as long as the time it took me to order and eat a bean and cheese burrito from Big Daddy and Sons Pizza, an eatery that unapologetically brings the state fairs of the Midwest to California with deep-fried pizza and Oreos. The streets were crowded and hectic. We felt something pulling us back toward a more orderly society. It was probably our strait-laced upbringings combined with anxiety from passiveaggressive bicycling. A friendly stranger missing some teeth and his shirt wished us a nice afternoon, and we turned back to retrace our route and return our bikes. Because my companions and I were women with eyes and stomachs, the afternoon of cultural immersion devolved into window-shopping and lemonades on Abbot Kinney Boulevard. Along Abbot Kinney are quirky stores full of mesmerizing books no one needs, about how to play the harmonica or ironic tattoo fonts. Though this is the less eccentric side of Venice, it is just as exploration worthy. We walked along the canals and admired the houses, imagining the fascinating lives of people who lived in homes with stained-glass windows and rowed down the street to visit their neighbors. Ultimately my afternoon in Venice provided a little exercise and sunburn, along with a relaxed exploration of one of the more creative parts of Southern California. I encourage those who make the drive out there to have more forbearance than I and spend some serious time poking around the crazy side of town. It will pull you out of the neat, put togetherness of Malibu. And take the bike helmet for safety, please.
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Google+ is gunning for Facebook By NATHAN STRINGER
ASSISTANT LIFE & ARTS EDITOR
Google+ is not Facebook or Twitter. If you like that, you’ll like Google+, as it’s designed to replace both Facebook and Twitter. If you don’t, you’ll probably stick to Facebook and
Twitter, but you can’t ignore Google+ forever. According to web statistics site comScore, Google+ is the fastest growing social network ever and already has more than 25 million users even though it was launched just two months ago on June 28. That growth is surprising given
that Google+ is still invitation only. Googlers will remember that Gmail also began this way. While it may seem to restrict growth it also drives demand. Some of that demand may also be for Google+’s unique features. The site allows users to sort their friends in circles according to how they know
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Spotlight: Professor Nancy Dodd offers guiding light for creative writers By NIKKI TORRIENTE LIFE & ARTS EDITOR
For students and professors alike, summer offered a chance to forget about work for a little while. But Pepperdine’s Nancy Dodd was hard at work during the early months of summer prepping for the release of her new book for writers. A Seaver College professor and Graziadio Business Review faculty academic editor, Dodd published her book “The Writer’s Compass: From Story Map to Finished Draft in 7 Stages” this June. The work appeared in bookstores across the country. With an extraordinary 25 years of writing knowledge and experience — she received an MPW from USC — it’s no wonder that Dodd has fine-tuned a system that does indeed work. Dodd brings her writing expertise, compiled over countless years of learning and teaching, into a fluid self-help guide for writers who need a helping hand along their writing journey. “This [process I’ve put together] is over years and thousands of hours of studying writing,” Dodd said. “I was really putting this all together for me.” Although she had been combining everything she has learned and experienced as a guide for her own use, Dodd had a moment of realization that spurred her on to create something for all creative writers. “When I put the process together I realized it worked with all forms of creative writing. Storytelling is storytelling,” Dodd explained. From novel writing to screenwriting, Dodd’s welloiled writing technique allows Dodd writers to focus on producing Author strong stories that they are proud to have created. “[I want to] give writers confidence in their own writing and abilities so they can write stories they want to write, because in the end it matters that you wrote something you’re proud of and want an audience to read.” A story map and seven stages may seem daunting, but her process, especially the story map, is a tried-and-true method.
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“I saw that students were actually using this process and having an easier time developing their stories,” Dodd said. “It’s not a way to change how you write; it’s supposed to help. It’s another tool.” “The Writer’s Compass” breaks down a story and allows a writer to focus on specifics. From structure to plot and character development, Dodd’s book helps writers create stronger stories as a whole because it offers insight and advice for important aspects of storytelling. “Today is an amazing time for writers,” she said. And what better way for writers to perfect their craft for audiences and publication than by adhering to Dodd’s comprehensive process? Pepperdine students and writers can benefit from picking up a copy of “The Writer’s Compass” online at Amazon. com or in stores at Barnes & Noble. “It’s very exciting. It’s a bit surreal because I’ve been working with this material for so long,” Dodd said about finally seeing her book on shelves. Her repertoire of experience and her educational background ensures that advisees are investing in a guide that will improve their writing.
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them. By default an account has circles for friends, family, acquaintances and “following.” (Clearly with the latter, Google+ is trying to undercut Twitter.) And when users share things on Google+, they can choose which circles to share with, or even specific people. But Google+ employs tagging people with a + rather than an @. Additionally, you +1 things on Google+ instead of liking them. Further, users can hang out on Google+. This means they can get a bunch of your friends together online and do a sort of multi-way video conference. If hanging out isn’t enough and someone is a really big Google fanboy, there are a couple of Google Chrome extensions members can use to fully embrace Google+. +Everything keeps the black Google toolbar above every website the user visits. StartGooglePlus (a Google Chrome extension) integrates Facebook and Twitter notifications into Google+ and lets the user publish to all three within Google+. Google+ isn’t just confined to the
web browser. On Android phones, the Google+ app is much more functional and better designed than the Facebook app, which is a big surprise. This is a reflection of the growing conflict between the Silicon Valley companies. It’s in Google’s best interest to have Google+ look better than Facebook on Android phones. Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and others are all vying for similar territory. The success of any one campaign, be it iTunes or the Android mobile OS, strengthens the parent company to gain more ground elsewhere. To this end, Google recently acquired Motorola Mobility to expand its role in the smartphone market and stock up on patents, high-caliber ammunition in the incessant intellectual property battles waged between tech companies. To further cut into Facebook’s market share, Google+ recently added games. Ironically, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg is the most followed (circled) person on Google+, with Google CEO Larry Page coming in second.
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When the going gets Avoid island fever tough, stay calm, cool, collected on campus By NIKKI TORRIENTE LIFE & ARTS EDITOR
By BRITT KIDD
LIFE & ARTS ASSISTANT
With the “Service, purpose, and leadership” mantra engrained in every Wave’s subconscious from the very beginning of NSO, taking on many tasks and responsibilities seems to be a part of the job description as a Pepperdine student. The lazy days of summer are but distant memories, and the fabulous life of the overly committed Pepperdine student is now a reality. When the coursework begins to pile up, schedules become full and there are not enough hours in the day or days in the week, being mindful of one’s health and overall well-being is yet one more chore added to the list. However, maintaining a healthy lifestyle as a college student does not require as much time and effort as one might think. By re-evaluating one’s schedule and dedicating minutes (sometimes seconds) of the day to four different areas — fitness, nutrition, spirituality, and reflection — Pepperdine students can create a
foundation for a healthy lifestyle. Keeping fit and staying active in college may be difficult at other universities, but Pepperdine’s unique mountainous campus is practically an outdoor gym. Of course there are shuttles that can transport students around the hilly obstacles, but why use the shuttle as a detour in keeping active? The many hills and stairs of Pepperdine are a golden opportunity to stay active and build some cardiovascular endurance while barely making any extra time commitments. In fact, the amount of time students wait for the shuttle to arrive is nearly the same amount of time it takes to walk to class. With that in mind, ditch the shuttle and hike those CCB stairs to get a daily dose of cardio. Trying to maintain an overly strict diet and constantly monitoring one’s eating habits can be obsessive and unnecessary when trying to make healthier eating choices. However, keeping a balanced diet and indulging in moderation is relatively easy with a few simple changes. Pepperdine meal services offer students a variety of healthy substitutes for otherwise sugary and highly caloric snacks. The different eateries on campus offer veggie packs, fruit cups, salad, trail mix and whole grain alternatives. Instead of picking up a candy bar or a cookie for some late night Payson energy, opt for a piece of fruit or a whole grain snack for longer lasting natural energy. Pepperdine is unique in comparison with other Christian
universities because of the many diverse faith and spiritual outlets available on campus. With different club convos, Bible studies, small groups and other faith-driven groups on campus, students are offered a plethora of opportunities to nourish their spirit when convenient for a busy schedule. Whether students prefer to grow spiritually in large groups or in intimate settings, the outlets are abundant. Perhaps most importantly, it is crucial to allot certain moments of the day or week for personal reflection. Life can move so quickly, and to-do lists seem never ending, but students should take time for personal reflection upon the week’s events and activities. Pepperdine’s scenic campus has many quiet spaces where individuals can retreat and reflect when life seems overwhelming. Sparing a few moments a day or week for “me time” allows students to recharge and embrace the opportunity to simply breathe. Being a Pepperdine Wave is a full time job in itself, but having a greater awareness of one’s physical and mental well-being can create an overall better college experience. Why wait until after college is over to consider thinking about health? Simply re-evaluating time and energy allotted to the four categories — fitness, nutrition, spirit, and reflection — can make an impact in creating a basis for a healthy life.
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Welcome to Pepperdine, or “The Island” as it’s often called. Don’t let the nickname frighten you. Get settled. Find your groove and fall in step with the rest of Seaver campus and learn all the tricks of the trade here in Malibu. But be warned. Unless you have a car, or really nice friends, getting off campus can be daunting and downright difficult. Luckily, if you’re willing to hunt for a few of the hidden secrets of Pepperdine, getting off campus will be ridiculously simple. And even luckier for you, you’re reading the right article to help you onto the proper path to enjoying the Malibu and Los Angeles community. Remember, everything needs a little bit of research no matter how exhilarating and rebellious flying blind can be. So don’t think that going off to explore Los Angeles with some money and a keen sense of direction will get you far. LA is notorious for being one of the most confusing places to navigate. And it’ll most likely confuse you as well unless you’re properly prepared. First thing first, it is plausible to get around the immediate area surrounding Pepperdine’s campus. Need to hit up Ralphs or CVS? You can do it. Maybe you’re feeling the need to satisfy your sweet tooth with a Crumb’s cupcake? You can do that as well. Bank run? Pepperdine’s got that covered. Pepperdine’s campus might seem like a castle up in the sky above a fantastic ocean view, but getting back to the ground isn’t difficult — if you know what to do. Don’t be afraid to search through the Pepperdine website, because if you look hard enough, you’ll find many golden nuggets of useful information. For instance, Pepperdine has a shopping shuttle service. More like vans than buses, students have the opportunity to get shuttled to a variety of locations in Pepperdine’s general vicinity. With pick up locations throughout campus — Rho parking lot is one of them — and drop-off locations anywhere from Bank of America to McDonald’s, you’re sure to find a place to your liking. And with a continuous block of times ranging from noon to early evening Mondays through Saturdays, the Malibu Shopping Shuttle is the perfect thing for last minute grocery trips. And, it also offers a nice reprieve from a long week of
imprisonment on campus. If you’re looking to escape from Malibu altogether, perhaps it’s time to tackle the Los Angeles Metro system. Also known as public trans for those well versed in bus travel, this form of escape offers an even more options for you to discover and get off the island. A bus stop is located at the bottom of Seaver Drive (the outrageously big hill at the entrance to campus) on either side of Malibu Canyon Road. The bus stop opposite to campus is your golden ticket to Santa Monica. Catch the Metro Express Line 534 and you’re on your way to Third Street Promenade and Santa Monica Pier. Don’t be afraid to talk to the bus drivers and ask questions. They are your trusted guides to navigating through Santa Monica and the city beyond. Buses run from very early in the morning to early evening. Don’t be late to catch the last bus (check the online schedule) or else you’ll spend the night on a bench somewhere in Santa Monica. Public trans not your thing? Then check out Hertz on Demand. With a valid license and access to a computer, you can sign up online (which can be accessed from the first page you see when you login to Wavenet) and a week later (if approved) you’ll receive your magical card in your campus mailbox. With your new registration information, login online to the Hertz on Demand site and rent a car. Easy as pie. The cars have GPS, which is fabulous for the directionally challenged. And Hertz on Demand has a car pickup location right on campus, so, no need to wait for the company to bring you the car. Just walk up to Rho parking lot and there you go. Wheels for your traveling pleasure. Now you have no excuse for not ever leaving campus. Remember to charge your phone in case any mishaps occur, and either print out directions or a map of your target destination, just in case you get lost. Take advantage of the amazing city Pepperdine is part of and don’t be afraid to explore.
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Looking for a class? Take these Pepperdine treasures By NATHAN STRINGER
ASSISTANT LIFE & ARTS EDITOR
The path of least resistance at Pepperdine runs through GEs, abroad, then headlong into a major. Wherever you are along this path, you always have the choice to stop and smell the course catalogue. I have, and I’ve compiled a list of some choice offerings this fall. None of these courses require pre-requisites, and the add/drop period ends Sept. 2. AAS 200: Introduction to African American Studies We have an African-American studies minor at Pepperdine that’s 23 or 24 units. This is its introductory course. It’s a good thing it’s offered, and you’d do well to take it because, let’s be honest: Pepperdine’s a little white. ART 100: Drawing I Art classes will teach you many things, chief of which is how many people are more artistic than you. But don’t be discouraged. Learning how to draw will really improve your cocktail napkin doodles. And, done properly, those can impress all the right kind of people. ASIA 310: A History of Modern Japan and/or ASIA 365: Japanese and Asian Film I’m a history major, and A History of Modern Japan has been my favorite history class at Pepperdine. Plus, it satisfies your non-Western history GE requirement. On the film side, did you know both “The Departed” and “The Magnificent Seven” were based on better, Japanese movies? Also, Hayao Miyazaki is the Walt Disney of Japan. And by not seeing his movies, you’re suffocating your inner-child. My neighbor, Totoro, would want you to see his movies. BIOL 105: Introduction to Marine Biology Remember that episode of “Seinfeld” where Jerry lies and says George
is a marine biologist? No? You mean you didn’t spend junior high watching re-runs of ’90s sitcoms? Oh, you watched “Friends”? Well, that was a mistake. CRWR 203: Introduction to Creative Writing Take this class and you may discover a passion for poetry, fiction or drama. Then you can take further classes in those disciplines. But if you discover you really like creative non-
fiction, tough luck. Pepperdine doesn’t. GEO 321: World Regional Geography I took this class from Professor Diener in his last semester here. (Oh, too soon?) But the curriculum is still solid, even though he’s not teaching it. This class is a requirement for liberal arts majors, who are usually studying to go into teaching. Now, you may wonder why anyone needs to study geography. Doesn’t Google Maps have
that all sorted out? Well, just because information is available on the internet doesn’t mean it isn’t useful to have a working knowledge of it, too. After all, knowing the full list of states that once comprised Yugoslavia — there are seven if you count Kosovo — impresses cocktail parties even more than napkin doodles. JWP 301: Junior Writing Portfolio JK, LOL
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MUS 110: Piano Class I and/or MUS 118: Voice Class I Learn how to play piano, and you can be that guy who plays “Clocks” in the Sandbar. (2004 was a good year; but just as Bush/Cheney won’t be on the ticket in 2012, songs from “A Rush of Blood to the Head” should fade away, too. Don’t worry. If you play enough Mumford & Sons, Waves will lose all appreciation for their music as well.) Learn how to sing, or at least sing better, and you can impress the people standing next to you at UM — because singing worship songs is all about making people like you. But take both piano and voice, and you’re well on your way to becoming the next Ben Folds or Lady Gaga. And who doesn’t want to be Lady Gaga? Right? PE 120: FORM: Faith Ordered Rotational Movement This class definitely wins for having the most intriguing name in the course catalogue. I did a little investigating and discovered what it’s all about. Priscilla MacRae, coordinator of the physical education program at Pepperdine, responded to my email to say PE 120 “is stretching and strengthening while meditating on God’s Word ... similar to pilates to scripture.” ’Nuff said. PE 157: Surfing “You go to Pepperdine? Is surfing like a class there?” PHIL 200: Introduction to Philosophy Did you know the philosophy minor is only 20 units? That means you only have to take five courses to learn how to ask more questions than you can answer. In fact, taking only PHIL 200 will probably help you do that. Remember, there’s nothing employers love more than critical thinkers, especially those critical thinkers too paralyzed by doubt to make decisions.
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August 29, 2011
»CROSSWORD PUZZLE
I know what you did last summer ... DOWN 2 German power woman 3 1881 feline president 4 Raised Aug. 2 5 Mother Monster’s newest 8 “Freely ye received …” 11 Ex-“Men” star 12 Second in Iowa 13 Black Swan mother 15 Recently renovated 17 Lost TBS show, wife 21 Malibu sport 22 Rents books, DVDs 24 Potter’s last 25 Famous talk show ends 26 Famine stricken nation 27 Pink Floyd, Michael Bay 28 Bangkok movie sequel 29 Dead “Rehab” singer 31 Left “The Office” 32 Hosts world’s longest canal 33 Mirthful Fox show 35 Recently acquitted Kahn 36 Tied Michael Jackson’s record 41 MTV goes to the wolves 43 Midwest town tornado victim 46 Hosts world’s tallest building 49 Freshmen orientation abbr.
By BEn HoLCoMB StAFF WritEr
A Letter to Freshmen Congratulations. You’ve made it to Pepperdine. This is surely your biggest accomplishment to date; it probably is not a stretch to say that the rest of your life, from this day forward, will pale in comparison to your first days in college. But don’t fret. Freshmen year, if done right, can be an incredibly useful tool for you as you begin to figure out who you are and what your life will mean. You’ve probably been overwhelmed in recent days with overzealous NSO workers, sobbing parents and painfully uncomfortable sexual harassment meetings. Amidst all the stacks of books and piles of pamphlets, the one thing you don’t receive, however, is an honest, trueto-life guide to surviving your first year on this cliff in Malibu. So … you’re welcome. Remember: Don’t be too cool for school (or too school for cool either, all you Pink fans out there). The enthusiasm at this university is dismal at times (read: all the time). They may not have told you this yet, but we do have sports teams on campus that compete in the NCAA. I know we live on the beach, but go to a game every once in awhile. It won’t kill you ... unless you get hit by an errant volleyball serve. You know what? Forget sporting events. We have a Jack in the Box down the road, and it’s gross. If you absolutely need fast food at odd hours of the night and decide to make a “run,” never, under any circumstances refer to that place as “J-Bo.” In today’s day and age, everyone’s hyphenating everything and abbreviating words to death. Cut it out. You sound like an idiot. (NOTE: Malibu Yogurt can be referred to as Bu-Yo, because I like saying that one. And you can call Malibu “Malibooyah” thanks to Kanye. That’s it though.) Girls, stay away from the freshmen guys; they’re immature, ruthless people lacking any moral compass whatsoever. They’ll break your heart without thinking twice, instantly replacing you with a “Nazi zombie sesh” with their bros. I’ve warned you. Don’t put your hand on that stove after I just told you it’ll burn you. Instead, focus your attention on older guys, like sophomores (if I have to throw out an example). Look for someone whose introspective and compassionate, maybe even one who puts his thoughts down in a weekly column for the newspaper, perhaps with a silly photo attached to it that says “Don’t blame me!” Guys, it’s not too late to rekindle high school love, or pursue that girl you didn’t have the courage to talk to last year. You hear people talk about marrying their high school sweetheart all the time. Well, that could be you! Do your homework and study or something. Learn to surf. When you go home, that’s the first stupid question every old person, living in quiet desperation will ask you in vicarious hopes of remembering, once more, what it feels like to be happy. Make sure you have a cool answer. So, was the water cold? Who cares that you can’t swim? You’re not asking these hypothetical questions right now? Big whoop. Just grab a board and jump in the water. Worst case scenario you get eaten by one of the thousands of sharks patrolling these shores waiting for bait, which, let’s be honest, would be one cool way to die. But most of all, have fun. You only get to be a freshman in college once, so live it up. Step out of your comfort zone. Talk to people you normally wouldn’t. Don’t forget about those who helped get you here, and the ones that molded you into who you are today. Take advantage of every opportunity that this school provides; figure out what sets your world on fire. Because, more than anything else, that’s what our world needs right now: people that burn for something. (Just make sure that something isn’t video games or actual fire, all you pyromaniacs out there.) And, if the massive information dump that is orientation leaves you forgetting everything, try to at least remember this: You’re a Wave now … so soak it all in. g
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Wikipedia has nearly four million English articles, and many of those are boring. Some, however, are surprising, amusing and downright interesting. Each week, we will select a Wikipedia article that fulfills these criteria. Scan the barcode for a direct link to the page!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Michael_Fagan_incident
This week, we’ve selected the Michael Fagan incident, an instance of an unemployed father of four simply walking into the Queen’s bedchamber for a chat. An American incident of the same nature would’ve almost certainly resulted in an assassination, but Britain’s much too classy for all that. Those Britons working at the Palace are evidently also too classy to respond to intruder alarms.
See the pepperdine-graphic.com/life-arts for solutions to this week’s puzzle.
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NSO mobs Malibu Pier By Lindsay Jakows Copy Editor
New Student Orientation leaders staged a flash mob at Malibu Pier Wednesday in honor of NSO’s Harry Potter-inspired theme, “NSO Magic.” More than 100 students came out to the pier, some decked out in Pepperdine gear and some coming less conspicuously in civilian, or Muggle, clothing. The magical world of Harry Potter was well represented with students donning the classic Harry Potter round-rimmed classes, and some even went to extremes with props such as broomsticks and wands characteristic to the wizarding world. The flash mob began around 2 p.m. and was over almost at fast as it started. Although a flash mob usually occurs in a highly populated place, Malibu Pier was lacking in visitors and only a few bystanders witnessed Pepperdine students perform the choreographed dance.
Moving to the tune of “Like It’s Quidditch,” a parody of Far East Movement’s popular song “Like a G6,” the Pepperdine mob performed for the camera, creating a video for the incoming freshmen. The group presented the routine twice on the pier despite the scarcity of onlookers. The flash mob was assembled to film a video to continue the Pepperdine tradition of preparing filmed dance performances and presenting them to the freshmen class. Supported by Pepperdine administration, the excitement for another NSO video was high. “It was a fun escape for us as we were figuring out the logistics of the week to have a creative outlet,” senior Margaret Marks said. The NSO orientation leaders began planning the flash mob Aug. 14, getting together to practice over the weekend prior to the start of NSO. The student leaders regarded the dance preparation as a time to bond and
unite in preparation for the upcoming week’s events. “Our team has really bonded,” junior Hayden Christensen said. NSO leaders hoped that the video would further excite the freshmen for NSO week. “I love NSO. It’s one of my favorite parts of the year. It’s great to start the year off with all these great people with servant hearts,” said senior orientation coordinator Billy Cole. “The theme is just awesome, and it’s given us a lot of options, too, to decorate and get people really excited about it,” Cole said. The flash mob video was unveiled to new students on Wednesday at the Aftermath party in the Caf.
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Season opener proves tough for Lady Waves
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Call ‘em as we see ‘em Thoughs, reflections and predictions from our staff on the world of sports. The end of August is always the beginning of the big soccer madness. Having said that, it was great to watch Pepperdine win twice during the past week, jump-starting their season. In terms of other sports, the Waves have very high expectations of the men’s water polo team as well. At a national level, tennis fans will definitely enjoy watching the upcoming U.S. Open, always a highlight of the end-ofsummer sports schedule.
By Kayla Ferguson Online Managing Editor
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Practice hard, play hard: Junior Brittaney Clark tosses a ball at practice on Aug. 25.
The Waves traveled to Austin, Texas, the weekend of Aug. 26 to compete in the Burnt Orange Classic where they lost to Texas Longhorns and the Israeli national team. The Pepperdine women’s volleyball team set the bar high last season going 20-8 overall and 11-3 in conference, and they aren’t looking to back down this year. They have stated their goals loud and clear: to win a West Coast Conference championship and earn a bid to the NCAA tournament. Seniors Kim Hill, middle blocker; Lilla Frederick, outside hitter; and Stevi Robinson, libero, are expected to lead the team. Hill and Frederick were honored with a 2010 All-WCC first team selection and honoree respectively, and Robinson was named 2010 WCC Co-Defensive Player of the Year. They will be joined by freshman Samantha Cash who was ranked No. 9 in her recruiting class by Prepvolleyball.com and was also named to the 2011 U.S. Women’s Junior A2 Team roster by the USA Volleyball High Performance Department this summer. Cash spent July 12 through 23 touring Europe with the junior A2 team, and she is excited to finally wear a Pepperdine jersey. “It seems like I have been waiting forever to be a Pepperdine Wave,” Cash told Pepperdine Sports. Cash is expected to be a dominant edition to an already explosive team. The Waves have seven returning starters this season and were picked to finish first in the West Coast Conference this season, as was determined in a preseason poll of the league’s nine head coaches. Their first home games are Sept. 2 and Sept. 3 for the Asics Classic where they play host to UC Santa Barbara, University of Miami and the University of Georgia. g
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»Women’s Soccer
Waves start with consecutive wins By Kayla Ferguson Online Managing Editor
If the opening games for the Pepperdine women’s soccer team are any indication as to how the rest of the season will go, soccer fans have a lot to be excited about. The Waves took on Cal Berkeley Aug. 19 and defeated the Bears 2-1 before taking on Arizona at home Aug. 21. The Wildcats fell to the Waves 2-0, giving the Waves a 13-5-1 home opening record. Junior midfielder Michelle Manning and freshman forward Lynn Williams netted a goal each for Pepperdine in the match while junior goalkeeper Roxanne Barker recorded her first shutout of the season with eight saves. The Waves’ schedule for the rest of the season consists of games against the Big Ten, Pac-10, and nine home contests. The first game of the West Coast Conference is scheduled on the road against Loyola Marymount University Oct. 9. In Feb 2011, Head Coach Tim Ward announced seven national letter-of-intent signings, according to an article written by
The veteran leadership will prove to be Pepperdine Sports. Signees include defender Courtney Assumma, midfielder/forward important as six of the Waves’ opponents Kristine Hilliard, defender/forward Bri- this year qualified for last year’s NCAA ana Lariviere, midfielder/forward Amanda tournament and Pepperdine’s 20 opponents LeCave, defender Nikki McKee, defender enter the season with a combined record of 200-169-33. Jackie Pedrazza, and Williams. The goals Ward outlined for the team In May, three other freshmen signed against said opponents are paperwork to attend hardly surprising. Pepperdine, bring“To be in the NCAA touring the total number “We have the quality of new recruits to 10. that can compete day nament we need to get into double digit wins. Having said May recruits include in and day out.” that, we know that’s what we defender/midfielder —Tim Ward desire, but we are really focusMicaela Cervantes, Head Coach, Women’s Soccer midfielder/forward ing on one day at a time … Ally Holtz, and deif we play great and happen fender Lisa Santroch. to lose, there is no shame in “In my line of that,” Ward said. work I get to recruit the people I want to The Waves will face regional rival Cal work with, and I think our staff has done a State Northridge Sept. 3 before beginning great job of recruiting great women,” Ward their longest homestand of the season Sept. said of the 10 freshman. 5. “We also return a great amount of veter“We have the quality that can compete an leadership,” Ward continued in reference day in and day out,” Ward emphasized. to last year’s team that concluded last season “There are no small teams in college soccer. with a 9-6-5 record and a win over UCLA … We have to show up.” who was ranked seventh in the country. kayla.ferguson@pepperdine.edu g
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Ask A Wave What are you looking to accomplish this season?
“Having new intense workouts and growing together as a team”
“The strong bonding in the team”
“Winning big tournaments and keeping my GPA at least 3.5”
Ea Shoushtari
Gina Vrablik
Jordan Baker
freshman basketball
junior swimming
freshman basketball
“Growing together as a team”
“Winning our West Coast tournaments”
“Improving endurance”
Ally Holtz Freshman Soccer
Nicole McKee Freshman Soccer
James ScottRansom freshman cross-country
Barrio: director honors mission From B10
department bring a lot of pride and enjoyment to the student body and to our alumni. “In terms of athletics, Pepperdine is positioned to be nationally competitive in almost every sport in which it competes, and I’m very excited about the fact that if we’re fielding a team in a given sport, we are committed to excellence,” Barrio said. Barrio graduated from Old Lyme High School in 1995 and earned his bachelor’s degree in communication from Boston College in 1999. At that time he was head manager of the Eagles’ basketball team and served an
internship in the Sports Information Office. He earned his law degree from the University of California-Hastings College of Law in 2005. Barrio interned at Central Connecticut State and at Ohio State before working as the Compliance Coordinator for the Ivy League for two years and the Director of Compliance at USC. He has worked in media relations at four different NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament sites. In addition, he worked as an athletics administrator and tournament director for the sports of volleyball and baseball. g
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Women’s beach volleyball becomes newest sport By Edgar Hernandez
suited to play sand volleyball,” Matthies said. “It fits in well with what we are already doing with the indoor team, and Women’s volleyball is hitting the it fits within the culture of Pepperdine. sand as Pepperdine adds women’s beach It’s exciting to be a part of this from the volleyball to its list of NCAA Division very beginning, and to be involved in the start of the new I sports. Pepperdine’s tradition here at this Director of Athletics “I’m ecstatic! school.” Steve Potts made the anMatthies is beginnouncement this sum- Pepperdine is well ning her 29th year as mer, taking the total of suited to play sand head coach of Pepsports teams to 15. volleyball.” perdine’s women’s The current coach of —Nina Matthies volleyball. She rethe women’s volleyball Coach, Women’s Volleyball tired from her career team, Nina Matthies, will as a beach volleyball also be in charge of the new sport. Matthies, who has a career player in 1992. Since then she has been record of 530-313 (.629) in indoor inducted to both the Women’s Profeswomen’s volleyball, expressed excite- sional Volleyball Association Hall of ment for the upcoming intercollegiate Fame and the Manhattan Beach Volleyball Walk of Fame. In her career, Matsport. “I’m ecstatic! Pepperdine is well thies won 43 titles and had a total of 93 News Editor
podium finishes in a career of 139 sand who received a sand volleyball scholarvolleyball appearances. ship, therefore forgoing indoor volleyPepperdine’s decision to add the new ball for the new sport. sport was not without planAs for the remainder of ning. Coach Matthies has the roster, for the upcoming been preparing for the sport season Matthies is anticipatby entering players of the ing holding tryouts in Januindoor volleyball team in ary. Furthermore she is exthe USA Beach Volleyball pecting that 12 to 14 of the Collegiate Championship 18 women’s indoor volleyball team players will also play for for the last three years. The Waves won the team title the sand volleyball team. Matthies “My vision is that eventhis year and in 2009. Coach In terms of players, tually we’ll have six kids on sand volleyball scholarships, NCAA rules state that players on an indoor volleyball six kids on indoor scholarscholarship may also play beach volley- ships and others on indoor scholarships ball. However, players on scholarships who are hybrids that will play both,” for sand volleyball cannot play indoor Matthies said. Women’s beach volleyball was added volleyball as well. The Waves already have one player to the list of NCAA women’s sports in on the roster, junior Caitlin Racich, Division I schools in January of 2010.
The beginning of the sport was pushed back so as to allow different institutions to prepare for the sport. Pepperdine is one of the first schools to announce its decision to participate in the sport. The 2011–2012 school year will mark the first year schools begin competing with a spring 2012 start date. There is anticipation of the spring sand volleyball season leading up to a championship event. However, NCAA rules state that 40 schools must sponsor the sport for an official NCAA Championship to happen. Other schools are expected to make announcements about sand volleyball soon. Beach volleyball season will kick off sometime in the spring of 2012. A schedule will be released once all teams are known. g
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»Men’s Water Polo
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Getting Ready: The men’s water polo team is hard at work getting ready for the upcoming season. This season the team has a high number of upperclassmen, something Head Coach Jack Kocur believes will contribute to a “different level of training.”
Water polo prepares for strong fall season By narIne adaMoVa sPOrts assistant
Pepperdine’s men’s water polo team got back to the pool and is set to shoot ahead in the upcoming season. With an impressive amount of experienced players, the Waves are ready for their upcoming matches with PomonaPitzer and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Sept. 3 at the UCLA Tournament in Los Angeles. A match at Loyola Marymount will follow Sept. 10. The Waves will then compete with the Bruins again for a non-conference battle in Westwood on Sept. 23. It will be followed by an
exhibition game with the U.S. na- of cohesiveness, which was a challenge tional team that is coming to Malibu because of the number of new students on Saturday, Sept. 24, during Alumni that joined the team last year, has been Weekend. This first home game replaced by consistency. will feature Pepperdine legends The team will have team captains junior Spencer Merrill Moses, Terry Schroeder Hamby and redshirt seand Jesse Smith. Pepperdine is scheduled to play 23 regularnior Andrew Milcovich season games. to lead them as they work Head Coach Jack Kocur, on improving their skills. who is entering his sixth year “I am very optimistic as Pepperdine’s head coach, about the upcoming seabelieves that the team “has son,” said Kocur. “Many Kocur Head Coach matured and developed” since of our water polo athletes the 2010 season and experience became juniors this year, will be a key to success in fuand this transition to upture challenges. In his opinion, the lack perclassmen means a different level of
training.” have very high expectations of him this Last season’s leading scorer, junior year,” Kocur said. “I am very excited Danny White, who scored 36 goals last about having two new players in the team. Our focal point year, and redshirt junior Matt Brown will for the season will be also contribute to the “Our focal point for strong defense. We have team’s performance in the season will be very good chances of the upcoming season. raising up in ranks.” Brown was selected strong defense.” Pepperdine is ranked to the 10-person first No. 6 in the 2011 MPSF —Jack Cocur Head Coach, Men’s Water team in the men’s atPreseason Coaches’ Poll Polo large category and with 23 points, by the vote of the MPSF coachwill now be consides. The Waves currently ered for Academic All-American honors. stand in ninth place in the first Colle“I’m looking forward to return of giate Water Polo Association Preseason the team captain Andrew Milcovich, I Poll. g
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Athletics appoints new associate director By narIne adaMoVa sPOrts assistant
Pepperdine’s Athletic Department appointed Brian Barrio to the position of associate director of Athletics for Compliance. Barrio joined the staff of the Athletic Department on Aug. 1. “I am thrilled with the addition of Brian Barrio to the Pepperdine Athletics staff,” said Director of Athletics Steve Potts in a press release. “Brian brings considerable ex-
perience and commitment to this critical area of our program. He is a man of great character and integrity, and we look forward to welcoming Brian and his family to Pepperdine.” He had been employed by the America East Conference since 2008. Beginning as associate commissioner for Compliance, he later became associate commissioner for Compliance/administration and chief of staff. “My top priority is laying the adminis-
trative groundwork for our programs to win championships with confidence that we’re doing it in a way that will make our students and alumni proud,” Barrio said. “I’ve said it before, but I’m inspired every day by Dr. Potts’ vision for Pepperdine Athletics,” Barrio said about his new position. “We have big goals here, and we have a tremendous staff in place supporting our programs. Right now, my role is to help our coaches and student-athletes succeed in what is, nationally, an era of unprecedented
SCOREBOARD California Arizona Cal State Fullerton
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Aug. 19 Aug. 21 Aug. 26
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W, 2-1 W, 2-0 W, 2-1
Record: 1-0 2-0 3-0
Womenʼs Volleyball vs.
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Texas Aug. 26 L, 3-1 Israel National Team Aug. 26 L, 3-1 Ole Miss Aug. 27 W, 3-0
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Saturday, Sept. 3
Cross-Country
at Malibu Oceanside Open vs. CSU Bakersfield) at 6 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 2
Womenʼs Soccer vs. UCLA at 3 p.m. Womenʼs Volleyball vs. UC Santa
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Womenʼs Volleyball 7 p.m.
Womenʼs Volleyball vs. Georgia 10 a.m. Menʼs Water Polo vs. Pomona-Pitzer at 10:30 a.m.
Barbara vs. Miami at 4:30 p.m.
Record:
Barrio Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance
NEXT UP ... Thursday, Sept. 1
Womenʼs Soccer vs.
regulation and scrutiny from the NCAA.” Having spent many years on other campuses, Barrio appreciates Pepperdine’s distinctive mission. “It doesn’t take long on this campus to realize that it’s a truly special place,” Barrio said. “I’ve never been a part of a university that has such a strong sense of unity and mission. After just a month here, I feel like part of a family, and there is nothing I would like more than to help this athletic
Womenʼs Volleyball Barbara at 12:30 p.m.
Menʼs Water Polo Scripps at 2:15 p.m.
vs. Georgia at
vs. UC Santa
vs. Claremont-Mudd-
Wednesday, Sept. 7 Womenʼs Volleyball p.m.
vs. UCLA at 5:00